little Hortense and many of the characters of that story, but has
brought into prominence the quiet Cordelia, whose admiration and love
for Hortense act as an incentive to study and cultivate a desire
for growth. Early in the story she is transplanted from the village
in which we first find her, and comes into larger living and the
bestowal of modest “advantages.” She is a shy country-bred child, but
she observes, imitates and applies the best of her own life and the
exercise of loving and homely qualities brings her to a desirable plane.
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_Hortense_
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children are very interesting.
[Illustration:
HORTENSE
EDNA A. FOSTER
]
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LITTLE PRUDY
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LITTLE PRUDY’S DOTTY DIMPLE
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change, they are so bright and cute.”
DOTTY DIMPLE AT HER GRANDMOTHER’S
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If the little reader follows Dotty through these dozen chapters--from
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will say: ‘It has been a treat to read about Dotty Dimple, she’s so
cunning.’”--_Herald of Gospel Liberty._
DOTTY DIMPLE OUT WEST
“Dotty’s trip was jolly. In the cars, where she saw so many people that
she thought there’d be nobody left in any of the houses, she offers to
hold somebody’s baby, and when it begins to cry she stuffs pop-corn
into its mouth, nearly choking it to death. Afterwards, in pulling a
man’s hair, she is horrified at seeing his wig come off, and gasps
out, ‘Oh, dear, dear, dear, I didn’t know your hair was so tender!’
Altogether, she is the cunningest chick that ever lived.”--_Oxford
Press._
DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME
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and well sustains the author’s reputation as the very cleverest of
all writers of this species of children’s books. Were there any
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half the households in the city, where the book is being revelled
over.”--_Boston Home Journal._
DOTTY DIMPLE AT SCHOOL
“Miss Dotty is a peremptory little body, with a great deal of human
nature in her, who wins our hearts by her comic speeches and funny
ways. She complains of being _bewitched_ by people, and the wind ‘blows
her out,’ and she thinks if her comrade dies in the snow-storm she will
be ‘dreadfully ’shamed of it,’ and has rather a lively time with all
her trials in going to school.”--_New York Citizen._
DOTTY DIMPLE AT PLAY
“‘Charming Dotty Dimple,’ as she is so universally styled, has become
decidedly a favorite with young and old, who are alike pleased with
her funny sayings and doings. ‘Dotty at Play’ will be found very
attractive, and the children, especially the girls, will be delighted
with her adventures.”--_Boston Express._
DOTTY DIMPLE’S FLYAWAY
“This is the final volume of the ‘Dotty Dimple Series.’ It relates
how little Flyaway provisioned herself with cookies and spectacles
and got lost on a little hill while seeking to mount to heaven,
and what a precious alarm there was until she was found, and the
subsequent joy at her recovery, with lots of quaint speeches and funny
incidents.”--_North American._
“A Little Red Riding-Hoodish story, sprightly and takingly
told.”--_American Farmer._
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Transcriber’s note
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Italics in
the title of works was standardized, hyphenation was standardized where
appropriate.
The illustration “VENUS TURNED HER AT ONCE INTO A CAT AGAIN.” was
incorrectly placed facing page 152 in the original. It has been moved
to Page 180 to match the List of Illustrations.
Spelling was retained as in the original except for the following
changes:
Page 48: “Chúrgoro, who was very” “Chúgoro, who was very”
Page 243: “Not a boy iives” “Not a boy lives”