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BACK ACROSS THE ATLANTICDo you recall the diaries of Penelope? Yes, those -- the ones about her visits to England, Scotland, and Ireland How they thrilled and amused countless readers when they came out . . . but then Penelope went all quiet, doing things like getting married and raising children.Now, though, Penelope has a little time to tour again, and oh, how she likes to scribble about it. Here, dear reader, are her adventures in Europe, delivered with bons mots and panache.And what of show more her pals Salemina and Francesca?Indeed, they are here. Along with Switzerland, Italy, Wales and Devon, and the most rewarding place of all: Home.Read on, dear reader. Read on show lessTags
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This is a collection of short accounts of Penelope's travels, all but the last taking place prior to her English Experiences. They feel like they were written around the time of that first book. The last story takes place ten years after the rest of the series, and is basically a "Where are they now?" Although this book was more disjointed, I was glad to see a return of the humour that I enjoyed so much in the first book. I'm led to suspect that Wiggin's sense of humour started to deteriorate in middle age. Or possibly she was just too tied up with writing Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
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First published in 1915
87 works; 11 members
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Kate Douglas Wiggin was born Sept. 28, 1856, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wiggin attended a district school in Philadelphia and for short periods the Gorham Female Seminary in Maine, the Morison Academy in Maryland, and the Abbott Academy in Massachusetts. In 1873 she moved with her family to California. In San Francisco, in 1877, after the show more death of her stepfather, Kate became involved in the "free kindergarten" movement after attending a kindergarten training class at the Pacific Model Training School for Kindergartners. She opened the first free kindergarten in California, Silver Street Free Kindergarten, and worked there until the late 1880's. Wiggin organized the first free kindergartens on the Pacific coast in 1878 and with her sister established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate wrote and privately published her first book, The Birds' Christmas Carol, in order to raise money for her school in San Francisco. The book helped Kate begin her career in publishing, translation, and travel. As part of her teaching career she wrote The Story of Patsy, published in 1883. The most popular among her many later works for children were The Birds¿ Christmas Carol published in 1887, Timothy¿s Quest published in 1890, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm published in 1903, and Mother Carey¿s Chickens published in 1911. Wiggin is best known for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm which was later made into a film starring Shirley Temple. Other works include The Diary of a Goose Girl, Rose O' the River, The Flag-Raising, The Old Peabody Pew, and books of the Penelope series, including Penelope's English Experiences, Penelope's Experiences in Scotland, Penelope's Irish Experiences, and Penelope's Postscripts. In 1904, Bowdoin College presented Wiggin with an honorary degree, only the second such degree the College had ever granted to a woman. Kate Wiggin died on August 24th, 1923 at Harrow, Middlesex, England. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Penelope's Postscripts
- Original publication date
- 1915
- First words
- Salemina and I were in Geneva.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)“But whenever and wherever we five are together, especially wherever mother is, it will always be home,” said Himself thankfully, under his breath.
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.49 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English Later 19th Century 1861-1900 Minor novelists
- LCC
- PS3302 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 19th century
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- 18
- Popularity
- 1,384,228
- Reviews
- 1
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- (3.00)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
- 2
