author
Katherine Wallace Davis
d. 1934
Known for warmly observed stories for young readers, this early 20th-century author wrote books that drew on Italian settings and folklore. Her work includes tales of Naples and collections such as Cradle Songs of All Nations, suggesting a wide interest in childhood, culture, and song.
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Pappina, the Little Wanderer: A Story of Southern Italy
by Katherine Wallace Davis
About the author
Katherine Wallace Davis was an American author whose surviving published work points to a special interest in writing for children. Books associated with her include The Punchinellos (1908) and Pappina, the Little Wanderer: A Story of Southern Italy, as well as Cradle Songs of All Nations.
Her fiction appears to be especially drawn to Southern Italy. Pappina, the Little Wanderer follows a young girl in Naples, and even the brief publication record available today suggests a writer interested in everyday life, travel, and the imaginative world of childhood.
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