Dorothy C. (Dorothy Charlotte) Paine

Dorothy C. Paine, also listed as Dorothy Charlotte Paine, is known for A Little Florida Lady, a children's novel first published in 1903. The book was published by George W. Jacobs & Company and later made available through Project Gutenberg, which has helped keep her work accessible to modern readers.

Based on the available sources, Paine appears to be a relatively obscure author, and easily confirmed biographical details about her life are limited. What can be said with confidence is that she wrote a story centered on a young girl adjusting to life in Florida, giving the novel a strong sense of place and a gentle, family-focused tone.

That small surviving record is part of her interest today. Even with only a little information about the author herself, her work still offers readers a snapshot of children's storytelling in the early 1900s and of how Florida was imagined in popular fiction of the time.