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Lucy C. (Lucy Cecil) Lillie

b. 1855

Best known for lively fiction for girls and for clear, approachable books on music and literature, this late-19th-century American writer moved easily between storytelling and education. Her work has a brisk, readable style that feels aimed at helping young readers enjoy ideas as much as plots.

1 Audiobook

Strange stories of the Civil War

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

About the author

Lucy C. Lillie, also published as Lucy Cecil Lillie, was an American novelist born in 1855. Surviving catalog and reference records connect her with New York City and identify her as a writer of fiction as well as educational books for younger readers.

Her books include Prudence: A Story of Æsthetic London, The Story of Music and Musicians for Young Readers, and The Story of English Literature for Young Readers, along with a number of stories for girls such as The Squire's Daughter, Nan, and For Honor's Sake. That mix suggests a career built around both entertainment and instruction, with an interest in culture, character, and the reading lives of young people.

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