Stories of Little Girls and Their Dolls: Classics from an Age of Remembered Joy Book

St. Nicholas Magazine for children was a familiar sight in American households from 1878 through 1929. This popular periodical offered children wholesome entertainment in the form of stories, novellas, and poems. Stories and poems about dolls were particular favorites among girls of yesteryear, and this nostalgic collection contains more than one-hundred fifty of them. The Dolls from St. Nicholas speaks to us from long ago, when children passed the hours reading on front porch swings, or in gaslit parlours. Period illustrations throughout, reproduced from the pages of St. Nicholas, give the pages an enchanting, antique look. Here is a book that takes us back to a simpler, more innocent time. It is the perfect gift for doll lovers, young and old.

Children's Literature

This attractive, nostalgic collection of 64 short stories and poems were gathered from the popular children's magazine, St. Nicholas, which entertained children from 1873 to 1939. While many of the authors are no longer read, some familiar names like Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Kate Douglas Wiggans are included. This large-format volume, with its many old-fashioned black and white illustrations and sentimental stories and poems, might be enjoyed by some special young readers. However, its greatest appeal will probably be to older adult readers wishing to re-capture their youth or to those studying the history of children's literature. Includes a preface.