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Molesworth, Mrs

Information on Mrs Molesworth along with a list of her works for children and contributions in collected stories.
Mrs Molesworth

Mrs Molesworth

Born as: Mary Louisa Stewart
Born: 29 May 1839, Rotterdam
Died: 20 January 1921, London
Married: Major R. Molesworth 1861, separated 1879

Nationality: British
Lived:
Switzerland
Manchester, UK
Cheshire, UK

Also wrote as: Ennis Graham
Notes: Also wrote for adults at the start of her career.

More info:
Encylopedia.com
Wikipedia

Works for Children
  • Jack, Dick And Bob: The Three Jackdaws From Hurstmonceaux, 1865
  • Tell Me A Story, 1875
  • Carrots: Just A Little Boy, 1876
  • The Cuckoo Clock, 1877
  • Grandmother Dear: A Book For Boys And Girls, 1878
  • The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance, 1879
  • A Christmas Child: A Sketch Of A Boy-Life, 1880
  • Miss Bouverie: A Novel, 1880
  • Hermy, 1881
  • The Adventures Of Herr Baby, 1881
  • Hoodie, 1882
  • Rosy, 1882
  • Summer Stories For Boys And Girls, 1882
  • The Boys And I: A Child's Story For Children, 1883
  • Two Little Waifs, 1883
  • Lettice, 1884
  • The Little Old Portrait, 1884
  • Us: An Old-Fashioned Story, 1885
  • A Charge Fulfilled, 1886
  • Christmas-Tree Land, 1886
  • Four Winds Farm, 1887
  • Little Miss Peggy: Only A Nursery Story, 1887
  • Silverthorns, 1887
  • The Palace In The Garden, 1887
  • A Christmas Posy, 1888
  • Five Minutes' Stories, 1888
  • Four Ghost Stories, 1888
  • The Third Miss St Quentin, 1888
  • A House To Let, 1889
  • French Life In Letters, 1889
  • Great-Uncle Hoot-Toot, 1889
  • Neighbours, 1889
  • Nesta: On Fragments Of A Little Life, 1889
  • That Girl In Black, 1889
  • The Rectory Children, 1889
  • Family Troubles , 1890
  • Little Mother Bunch, 1890
  • Lucky Ducks And Other Stories, 1890
  • The Children Of The Castle, 1890
  • The Green Casket, And Other Stories, 1890
  • The Man With The Pan-Pipes; And Other Stories, 1890
  • The Old Pincushion; Or, Aunt Clotilda's Guests, 1890
  • The Story Of A Spring Morning And Other Tales, 1890
  • Twelve Tiny Tales, 1890
  • The Werewolf (With Clemence Housman), 1890
  • Nurse Heatherdale's Story, 1891
  • Sweet Content, 1891
  • The Bewitched Lamp, 1891
  • The Red Grange, 1891
  • An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories, Illus. W. J. Hennessy, 1892
  • Farthings: The Story Of A Stray And A Waif, 1892
  • Imogen : Or, Only Eighteen, 1892
  • Leona, 1892
  • Robin Redbreast : A Story For Girls, 1892
  • Stories Of The Saints For Children - The Black Letter Saints, 1892
  • The Girls And I: A Veracious History, 1892
  • The Next-Door House, 1892
  • Blanche: A Story For Girls, 1893
  • Mary, 1893
  • Nurse Heatherdale's Story; And Little Miss Peggy, 1893
  • Studies And Stories, 1893
  • The Thirteen Little Black Pigs, And Other Stories, 1893
  • My New Home, 1894
  • Olivia, A Story For Girls, 1895
  • Opposite Neighbours, And Other Stories, 1895
  • Sheila's Mystery, 1895
  • The Carved Lions, 1895
  • Friendly Joey, And Other Stories, 1896
  • Philippa, 1896
  • The Oriel Window, 1896
  • Uncanny Tales, 1896
  • White Turrets, 1896
  • Meg Langholme; Or, The Day After To-Morrow, 1897
  • Miss Mouse And Her Boys, 1897
  • Stories For Children In Illustration Of The Lord's Prayer, 1897
  • Greyling Towers, 1898
  • The Magic Nuts, 1898
  • A Christmas Fairy And Other Stories, 1899
  • The Children's Hour, 1899
  • The Laurel Walk, 1899
  • This And That : A Tale Of Two Tinies, 1899
  • The House That Grew, 1900
  • The Three Witches, 1900
  • My Pretty And Her Little Brother Too, And Other Stories, 1901
  • The Blue Baby, And Other Stories, 1901
  • The Wood-Pigeons And Mary, 1901
  • Peterkin, 1902
  • The Mystery Of The Pinewood And Hollow Tree House, 1903
  • The Ruby Ring, 1904
  • The Grim House, 1905
  • Jasper, 1906
  • The Bolted Door: And Other Stories, 1906
  • The Wrong Envelop And Other Stories, 1906
  • The Little Guest, 1907
  • Fairies—Of Sorts, 1908
  • The February Boys: A Story For Children, 1909
  • The Story Of A Year, 1910
  • Fairies Afield, 1911
  • Stories By Mrs. Molesworth, 1922
Contributor in
  • Little Folks Volume 26, 1887
  • The English Illustrated Magazine Vol 5, 1888
  • Nister's Holiday Annual, 1891
  • Little Folks, 1892
  • Told By The Fireside, 1892
  • Buttercups And Daisies, 1894
  • The Child's Pictorial 1894, 1894
  • The Child's Pictorial 1895, 1895
  • The Next Door Children And Other Stories, 1895
  • Hollow Tree House And Other Stories, 1900
  • Tales Told In The Twilight, 1911