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Charlotte M. (Charlotte Marion) Vaile
1852–1902
A writer of late-19th-century fiction for young readers, she published lively stories such as The Orcutt Girls, Sue Orcutt, Wheat and Huckleberries, and Two & One. Her books often center on girls, family life, friendship, and growing up, giving them a warm, readable charm that still feels inviting.
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Wheat and Huckleberries; Or, Dr. Northmore's Daughters
by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Marion) Vaile
About the author
Charlotte M. Vaile, born Charlotte Marion White in 1852, was an American author whose fiction appeared in the closing years of the 19th century and the start of the 20th. She wrote under the name Charlotte M. Vaile and is best known for juvenile and domestic fiction, including The Orcutt Girls; or, One Term at the Academy, Sue Orcutt, Wheat and Huckleberries; or, Dr. Northmore's Daughters, Two & One, and The Truth About Santa Claus.
Reliable catalog and archive records place her life between 1852 and 1902. Denver Public Library materials on the Vaile family note that she married lawyer Joel Frederick Vaile in 1875 and that the family moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1881, where they raised four children. Her daughter Gertrude Vaile is also documented in historical records that identify Charlotte as an author of children's books.
Her surviving work suggests a writer interested in school life, family relationships, and the everyday moral choices of young people. Even now, her stories offer a window into the tone and values of American children's literature at the turn of the century.