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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books
  • First Book:
    November 2007
  • Latest Book:
    July 2023
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  • Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841-1930) was an American author, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Pansy". Alden was born in Rochester, New York. In addition to much fiction for older readers, her works include the Pansy Books. She edited the young folks...



  • "Oh, dear it always does rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore. "It's too bad Now I've got to stay in-doors all day, and I know I shall have a wretched day." "Perhaps so," said Uncle Jack; "but you need not have a bad day unle...



  • Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



  • Pansy (aka. Isabella M. Alden) was an American author born in 1841. Alden wrote for adults as well as for children. She also wrote Christian literature and edited several magazines including Pansy for children. Tip Lewis and his friends went to a mis...





  • This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...



  • Book Two in The Ester Ried Series.When the Ried family falls on hard times, Ester’s younger sister Julia Ried is determined to earn her own living. Though she has little experience with the world, Julia knows she can rely on her friend Dr. Douglas ...



  • Six neighborhood girls were in the same Sunday-school class. They cared about dressing well and spent their time discussing clothes. Maynie wanted to witness more and to be like Jesus, so she decided to spite Satan by including the poor girl, Rachel,...






  • The seventh and final book in the Ester Ried Series.Esther Ried Randall simply cannot live up to the name her missionary parents have given her. After all, Ester Ried was a Godly woman who inspired others to work for Christ. Yes, Esther Randall is a ...



  • As a matter of fact the name of this story should be: Ruth Erskine Burnham's Son. But there are those living who remember Ruth Erskine and her memorable summer at the New York Chautauqua; and that name is so entirely associated with those four girls ...



  • Dell, a committed Christian and temperance worker, was anguished when she moved back to her father’s village tavern. Challenged to do good, she found much opposition when she ran the household in a bright, clean way. She repeatedly had to go back t...



  • It was just an old letter she found stuck between the pages of a book. Though curious about how it got there, Miss Sarah Stafford never intended to do anything more with the letter than throw it away; but when an over-zealous servant mails the letter...



  • Since his father’s death, Lawrence Hammond has cared for his mother and younger brother and sister, just as his father asked him to. Though he dreams of a college education, Lawrence knows his place is on the family farm, working hard to support th...



  • This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are gener...



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    Isabella MacDonald Alden (Pansy) (1841-1930) was an American writer. She wrote: Helen Lester (1865), Bernie's White Chicken (1867), Tip Lewis and His Lamp (1867), Ester Ried: Asleep and Awake (1870), Docia's Journal (1871), Three People (1871), Julia...



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    Ester endured life as a half-hearted Christian, unhappily going through the motions of her housework. "O, Ester was asleep She went to church on the Sabbath, and to preparatory lecture on a week day; she read a few verses in her Bible, frequently, n...



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    IT was raining drearily, and but few people were abroad-that is, few comparatively speaking, though the streets seemed full of hurrying, dripping mortals. In the large dry-goods store business was by no means so brisk as on sunny days, and one of the...



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    Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have ende...






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    THE train had limped along all the afternoon with engine trouble, and now at evening the passengers learned that they were two hours behind schedule and still losing time. Mrs. Dunlap put away her writing materials and sat up with a sigh to look abou...



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    Little Fishers: and Their Nets, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for...



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    Isabella MacDonald Alden (Pansy) (1841-1930) was an American author. She wrote: Helen Lester (1865), Bernie's White Chicken (1867), Tip Lewis and His Lamp (1867), Ester Ried: Asleep and Awake (1870), Docia's Journal (1871), Three People (1871), Julia...



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    Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841-1930) was an American author, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Pansy." Alden was born in Rochester, New York. In addition to much fiction for older readers, her works include the Pansy Books. She edited the young folks...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pansy has published 23 books.

Pansy does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Wise and Otherwise 1841-1930, was published in July 2023.

The first book by Pansy, Sunshine Factory, was published in November 2007.

No. Pansy does not write books in series.