author
John Habberton
1842–1921
A 19th-century American humorist and journalist, he is best remembered for the hugely popular Helen's Babies, a comic look at family life that helped make him a household name. His career also stretched into newspaper criticism and fiction shaped by post–Civil War America.
18 Audiobooks
Rouva Mayburnin kaksoiset
by John Habberton
Helen's Babies
by John Habberton
All He Knew: A Story
by John Habberton
Caleb Wright: A Story of the West
by John Habberton
The Worst Boy in Town
by John Habberton
Trif and Trixy A story of a dreadfully delightful little girl and her adoring and tormented parents, relations, and friends
by John Habberton
Who Was Paul Grayson?
by John Habberton
Budge & Toddie; Or, Helen's Babies at Play
by John Habberton
Romance of California Life Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous
by John Habberton
Strange stories of the Civil War
by Robert Shackleton, L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden, William Drysdale, G. A. Forsyth, John Habberton, William J. Henderson, Lucy C. (Lucy Cecil) Lillie, Howard Patterson
Toisten ihmisten lapset
by John Habberton
Canoeing in Kanuckia Or, Haps and Mishaps Afloat and Ashore of the Statesman, the Editor, the Artist, and the Scribbler
by Charles Ledyard Norton, John Habberton
Country Luck
by John Habberton
The Barton Experiment
by John Habberton
Helenan pienokaiset
by John Habberton
Helen's Babies
by John Habberton
Little Guzzy, and other stories
by John Habberton
About the author
Born in Brooklyn on February 24, 1842, John Habberton spent much of his youth in Illinois after his father died. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, then worked for Harper & Brothers before building a career as a writer and editor.
Habberton became widely known for Helen's Babies (1876), a bestselling comic novel about two unruly children and the overwhelmed uncle left to manage them. The book's lively, affectionate humor made it a lasting favorite, and he went on to publish many other works of fiction and nonfiction.
He was also an important newspaper man, serving for many years as a literary and drama critic for the New York Herald. Habberton died on February 24, 1921, leaving behind a body of work that blends humor, observation, and the everyday chaos of family life.