Famous Books for Girls

Published by H. M. Caldwell Co.

 

Numbering 1899:

1. Soldier of Fortune by L. T. Meade
2. Aunt Diana by Rosa N. Carey
3. Averil by Rosa N. Carey
4. Donovan by Edna Lyall
5. Great Emergency by J. H. Ewing
6. Gold Elsie by E. Marlitt
7. Heriot’s Choice by Rosa N. Carey
8. In the Golden Days by Edna Lyall
9. Jackanapes by J. H. Ewing
10. Jan of the Windmill by J. H. Ewing
11. Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins
12. Kitty Landon’s Girlhood by Jessie Armstrong
13. Knight Errant by Edna Lyall
14. Merle’s Crusade by Rosa N. Carey
15. Molly Bawn by Duchess
16. Old Mam’selle’s Secret by E. Marlitt
17. Our Bessie by Rosa N. Carey
18. Mrs. Over-the-Ways Reminiscences by J. H. Ewing
19. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20. Rhoda Thornton’s Girlhood by Mary Pratt
21. Schonberg-Cotta Family by Mrs. Charles
22. Six to Sixteen by J. H. Ewing
23. Us by Mrs. Molesworth
24. We and the World by J. H. Ewing
25. Whom Kathie Married by Amanda Douglas

 

New books for 1900:

26. Children of the Abbey by R. M. Roche
27. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
28. Girl in Ten Thousand by L. T. Meade
29. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
30. Two Girls Abroad by Nellie M. Carter
31. Polly by L. T. Meade
32. Sweet Girl Graduate by L. T. Meade

 

New books for 1901-1902:

33. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
34. Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherell
35. Silence of Dean Maitland by Maxwell Gray

 

New books for 1903-1904:

1. Amy Deane by Virginia F. Townsend
2. A Girl in Ten Thousand by L. T. Meade
3. Sweet Girl Graduate by L. T. Meade
4. Aunt Diana by Rosa N. Carey
5. Averil by Rosa N. Carey
6. A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade
7. Barbara’s Triumphs by Mary Denison
8. Frenchman’s Ward by Mary Denison
9. Guardian’s Trust by Mary Denison
10. Girls of True Blue by L. T. Meade
11. House that Grew by Mrs. Molesworth
12. The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins
13. Little Minister by James Barrie
14. Margery Keith by Virginia F. Townsend
15. Next Door House by Mrs. Molesworth
16. Not Like Other Girls by Rosa N. Carey
17. Our Bessie by Rosa N. Carey
18. Only the Governess by Rosa N. Carey
19. Polly by L. T. Meade
20. Queechy by Elizabeth Wetherell
21. Six to Sixteen by J. H. Ewing
22. Three Bright Girls by Annie E. Armstrong
23. Whom Kathie Married by Amanda M. Douglas
24. We and the World by Elizabeth Wetherell
25. Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherell
26. World of Girls by L. T. Meade
27. While it Was Morning by Virginia F. Townsend

 

New books for 1905:

18. Fair Maid of Marblehead by Kate Tannatt Woods
28. Chums by Maria Louise Pool
29. Jessica, the Heiress by Evelyn Raymond
30. Jessica Trent by Evelyn Raymond
31. Breakneck Farm by Evelyn Raymond

 

New books for 1906:

1. A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade
6. Chums by Maria Louise Pool
7. Daddy’s Girl by L. T. Meade
8. Six Little Princesses by Elizabeth Prentiss
9. Rebel of the School by L. T. Meade
15. Kitty Landon's Girlhood by Jessie Armstrong
18. Deleted in this year  
27. Deleted in this year  
28-31. Deleted in this year  

 

New books for 1907-1908:

18. Forced Acquaintances by Edith Robinson
24. First Violin by Jessie Fothergill
27. Yellow Violin by Mary A. Denison
28. Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade
29. Honorable Miss by L. T. Meade
30. Girl of the People by L. T. Meade

 

New books for 1909:

4. Faith Gartney’s Girlhood by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
5. Frances Kane's Fortune by L. T. Meade
11. Gay Charmer by L. T. Meade
18. Palace Beautiful by L. T. Meade
23. Miss Nonentity by L. T. Meade
27. Samantha at Saratoga by Marietta Holley
31. St. Elmo by Augusta J. Evans
32. In His Steps by Charles Sheldon

 

New books for 1910:

6. Girls of St. Wodes by L. T. Meade
14. Sar' Ann or Pennyroyal and Mint by Sophie Swett
15. Marthy Ellen or Field Clover and Beach Grass by Susan Hartley Swett

H. M. Caldwell published this series between 1899 and 1913. Every year or so the titles, numbering and formats of the books changed.

Illustrated

Cloth. See pictures for the many different cover formats. 7.5” x 5.5"

Series Notes:
1. 1899 #1-25. 1900 #1-32. 1901 #1-35. 1902 #1-35
2. New numbering was started in 1903.
3. 1911 Delete #8, 12, 17. 20, 21. 1912 Also delete #27. 1913 Also delete #10, 16.
4. Various deletions and numbering changes are shown above.
5. These books all had dust jackets until 1912 when they were boxed.
6. The covers for different years are shown below. There is significant overlap and a number of the covers were seen in more than one year.

1899-1900

1901

1902

1903-1905

1906

1907

1906-1911

1909-1911

1909-1911

1909-1911