About This Book
Sophie Miriam Swett (1858-1912) was a prolific author of childrens books. Her works include: How Santa Claus Found the Poor-House (1885), Captain Polly (1889), Flying Hill Farm (1892), The Mate of the Mary Ann (1894), Cap'n Thistletop (1895), The Lollipops' Vacation (1896), Pennyroyal and Mint (1896), The Ponkaty Branch Road, and Other Stories for Young People (1896), Tom Pickering of "Scutney" (1897), Bilberry Boys and Girls (1898), The Boy from Beaver Hollow (1900), The Littlest One of the Brown (1900), A Cape Cod Boy (1901), Sarah the Less (1902), The Wonder-Ship (1902), The Young Ship- Builder (1902), The Lion Tamer's Little Girl (1903), Mary Augusta's Price (1903), Long Tom and How They got Him (1903), Peaseblossom's Lion (1903), The Yellow-Capped Monkey (1903), Sonny Boy (1904), Polly and the Other Girl (1906), Princess Wisla (1908), The Six Little Pennypackers (1911) and How the Pennypackers Kept the Light (1912).
