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Isla May Mullins
1859–1936
A prolific Southern writer, she brought Appalachian communities, family life, and everyday moral choices into stories for children and general readers. Her books have a warm, readable style and often center on growth, character, and home.
1 Audiobook
The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains
by Isla May Mullins
About the author
Born in Summerfield, Alabama, on April 30, 1859, Isla May Mullins was an American writer who published fiction, children's books, and domestic nonfiction. The University of Alabama's Alabama Authors record identifies her parents as Anson Wheeler and Lydia Maria Cobb Hawley, notes that she studied at Judson College in Marion, and records her marriage to Rev. Edgar Young Mullins in 1886.
Her writing ranged widely. She published books such as Side by Side: A Child Study and An Upward Look for Mothers, and she also wrote popular fiction including The Blossom Shop, Anne's Wedding, Captain Pluck, and Uncle Mary. Project Gutenberg's author page shows that many of her works remain available today, suggesting a career that was both productive and long-lasting.
Mullins died on February 6, 1936. For today's listeners, she offers a window into Southern and mountain-set storytelling from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a special feel for family relationships, young people, and the quiet dramas of ordinary life.