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Mrs. George A. Paull
1859–1895
A late-19th-century American writer of children's stories, poems, and devotional reading, she published under her married name while also appearing in library records as Minnie E. Kenney Paull. Her books have a warm, earnest tone and range from series fiction for young readers to brief inspirational works.
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Ruby at School
by Mrs. George A. Paull
About the author
Mrs. George A. Paull is the pen name most often used by Minnie E. Kenney Paull (1859–1895). Library and catalog records connect that name with a body of work that includes children's fiction, poetry, and religious or inspirational writing. A memoir published in 1896, The Story of a Busy Life: Recollections of Mrs. George A. Paull, suggests that her life and work made a strong impression on the readers around her.
Her books include The Whatsoever Ten, the Prince Dimple books, Ruby at School, Aschenbrödel, Sunshine for Shut-Ins, and The Chimes of Amsterdam and Other Poems. Much of her writing seems aimed at young readers or family reading, with a clear moral and spiritual thread running through it.
Although she died young, in 1895, her work continued to circulate in libraries, reprints, and public-domain collections. She is especially remembered today for her gentle Victorian style and for the poem often titled "Doe Ye Nexte Thynge," which has remained her best-known piece.