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The Puritan TwinsBy Lucy F. Perkins

Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Fitch started to write children's fiction on a freelance basis for Young Folks. In 1906, she published her first work, The Goose Girl, a collection of children's rhymes. A year later, she... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Puritan Twins is a children's novel written by Lucy Fitch Perkins and published in 1921. The story is set in the early 17th century in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and follows the lives of twin siblings, Betsey and Billy. The twins are raised in a strict Puritan household... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

"The Puritan Twins" from Lucy Fitch Perkins. American children's book author and illustrator (1865-1937).

The Puritan Twins is a children's book written by Lucy Fitch Perkins and published in 1921. The story follows the lives of two Puritan twins, Betsey and Hannah, who live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century. The book is divided into several short stories that detail... Read Full Overview

The Puritan Twins

One bright warm noonday in May of the year 1638, Goodwife Pepperell opened the door of her little log cabin, and, screening her eyes from the sun with a toilworn hand, looked about in every direction, as if searching for some one. She was a tall, spare woman, with a firm mouth,... Read Full Overview