Father Finn's Stories
Published by Benziger Brothers
1. Percy Wynn; or, Making a Boy of Him | (Copyright 1890) |
2. Tom Playfair; or, Making a Start | (Copyright 1891) |
3. Harry Dee | (Copyright 1892) |
4. Claude Lightfoot | (Copyright 1893) |
5. Mostly Boys | (Copyright 1894) |
6. Ethelred Preston | (Copyright 1896) |
7. That Football Game | (Copyright 1897) |
8. Best Foot Forward | (Copyright 1899) |
a. His First and Last Appearance | (Copyright 1900) |
b. By Thy Love and Thy Grace | (Copyright 1901) |
9. Fairy of the Snows | (Copyright 1913) |
10. That Office Boy | (Copyright 1915) |
11. Cupid of Campion | (Copyright 1916) |
12. Lucky Bob | (Copyright 1917) |
13. His Luckiest Year | (Copyright 1918) |
14. Facing Danger | (Copyright 1919) |
15. Bobby in Movieland | (Copyright 1921) |
16. On the Run | (Copyright 1922) |
17. Lord Bountiful | (Copyright 1923) |
18. Sunshine and Freckles | (Copyright 1925) |
19. Candle Beams | (Copyright 1926) |
Benziger Brothers began publishing Finn's books in 1890 and continued until 1926.
Books a and b were published in the same format as the rest of the listed books but are generally not included in the Benziger lists of Father Finn books.
Illustrated
Format 1
Volumes 1-4 ? (It is unclear if other titles were published in this
format.)
Cloth. Various colors. Floral cover design with gilt letter boxes.
5.25” x 7.5"
Format 2. Volumes #1-19
Cloth. Various colors. Decorative cover pattern.
Initially the dust jacket matched the book cover. 7.5" x 5”.
By 1922 the books had pictorial dust jackets although dust jackets which match the cover have been seen in books up to #17.