Two Little Pilgrims' Progress A Story of the City Beautiful

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+. 1911. Trade Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The book covers are illustrated with green, yellow, red and gilt decorations and lettering. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation on the front endpaper, dated 1919. "Frances turned to write to earn money. Her first story was published in Godey's Lady's Book in 1868. Soon after, she was being published regularly in Godey's Lady's Book, Scribner's Monthly, Peterson's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar. She wanted to escape from the family's poverty and tended to overwork herself, later writing that she had been "a pen driving machine" during the early years of her career. For five years she wrote constantly, often not worrying about the quality of her work. Once her first story was published, before she was 18, she spent the rest of her life as a working writer. By 1869, she had earned enough to move the family into a better home in Knoxville. " (from Wikipedia) .