author
Mrs. C. M. Livingston
1832–1924
A 19th-century writer of children's stories and Christian fiction, she was part of a remarkable literary family and helped shape the reading world around Pansy and Grace Livingston Hill. Her work mixes everyday warmth, moral conviction, and a clear affection for young readers.
4 Audiobooks
Divers Women
by Pansy, Mrs. C. M. Livingston
Profiles
by Pansy, Mrs. C. M. Livingston
The story of Puff
by Mrs. C. M. Livingston
Katy Hunter's homes
by Mrs. C. M. Livingston
About the author
Marcia Macdonald Livingston, who published as Mrs. C. M. Livingston, was born in 1832 and died in 1924. She wrote children's books, short fiction, and a Christmas play, and she also contributed regular columns to The Pansy, the weekly magazine edited by her sister Isabella Macdonald Alden, better known as Pansy.
She is also remembered as the mother of novelist Grace Livingston Hill, which places her at the center of a family closely tied to popular Protestant fiction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of her books were written on her own, while others were published in collaboration with Pansy.
Her writing is known for its gentle domestic settings, strong moral purpose, and interest in the inner lives of children and families. For audiobook listeners, she offers a window into the values, storytelling style, and home-centered drama that shaped a large part of American inspirational reading in her era.