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Archie Fell
Writing as Archie Fell, Mary J. Capron created warm, faith-centered stories for young readers, filled with family life, moral choices, and everyday adventures. Her books offer a gentle window into nineteenth-century Sunday-school literature.
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Maybee's stepping-stones
by Archie Fell
About the author
Archie Fell was the pen name of Mary J. Capron, a nineteenth-century author associated with juvenile and religious fiction. Her books include Maybee’s Stepping-Stones, Gold and Gilt; or, Maybee’s Puzzle, Apron-Strings, Worth While; or, Ships That Never Come In, Tover Tangle, and Mrs. Thorne’s Guests.
Her stories were published primarily in the 1870s and were often designed for children and Sunday-school libraries. They combine domestic adventures with lessons about kindness, faith, responsibility, and character.
Historical records identify Mary J. Capron as Mary J. Capron Becker, who lived from 1831 to 1899. Beyond her books and the pen name Archie Fell, relatively little biographical information has been preserved.