Margaret Sidney
Born June 22, 1844 · Died August 2, 1924
Harriett Mulford Stone was born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1878, at the age of 34, she began sending short stories to Wide Awake, a children's magazine in Boston. Two of her stories, "Polly Pepper's Chicken Pie" and "Phronsie Pepper's New Shoes", proved to be very popular with readers. Daniel Lothrop, the editor of the magazine, requested that Stone write more. She wrote the now-famous Five Little Peppers series. This series was first published in 1881, the year that Stone married Daniel Lothrop. Daniel had founded the D. Lothrop Company of Boston, which published Harriett's books under her pseudonym, Margaret Sidney. Her husband died in 1892, and Harriett suspended her writing for five years while she continued to run the publishing company. Eventually, she sold the company and resumed writing the Five Little Peppers series. Over the course of her career, she wrote over 30 books. In addition to the Five Little Peppers series, she wrote several books on patriotic themes, including A Little Maid of Concord Town and A Little Maid of Boston.
Books by Margaret Sidney in order
Books by Margaret Sidney in the order they were published, from Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1880) to Five Little Pepper at School (2018).
- 1Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew1880 - 2Half a Year at BroncktonHalf a Year at Bronckton1881
- 3Ballad of the Lost HareBallad of the Lost Hare1882
- 4The Golden WestThe Golden West1886
- 5The Minute Man
The Minute Man1886 - 6How Tom and Dorothy Made and Kept a Christian HomeHow Tom and Dorothy Made and Kept a Christian Home1888
- 7St. George and the DragonSt. George and the Dragon1888
- 8The Little Red Shop
The Little Red Shop1889 - 9An Adirondack Cabin: A Family Story Telling of Journeyings b
An Adirondack Cabin: A Family Story Telling of Journeyings by Lake And1890 - 10Five Little Peppers Midway
Five Little Peppers Midway1890 - 11Five Little Peppers Grown Up
Five Little Peppers Grown Up1892 - 12The Gingham BagThe Gingham Bag1896
- 13Phronsie Pepper
Phronsie Pepper1897 - 14The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in
The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House1899 - 15The Adventures of Joel Pepper
The Adventures of Joel Pepper1900 - 16Five Little Peppers Abroad
Five Little Peppers Abroad1902 - 17Five Little Peppers at School
Five Little Peppers at School1903 - 18Five Little Peppers and Their Friends
Five Little Peppers and Their Friends1904 - 19Ben Pepper
Ben Pepper1905 - 20Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House
Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House1907 - 21Our Davie Pepper
Our Davie Pepper1916 - 22Polly Pepper's Book
Polly Pepper's Book1927 - 23Five Little PeppersFive Little Peppers1950
- 24Five Little Pepper at SchoolFive Little Pepper at School2018