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Mrs. Molesworth
1839–1921
Remembered as one of the best-loved Victorian writers for children, this English author blended everyday family life with fantasy, fairy tales, and a gentle sense of wonder. Her stories helped shape children's fiction in the late 19th century and are still known for their warmth and charm.
61 Audiobooks
The Rectory Children
by Mrs. Molesworth
Miss Mouse and Her Boys
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Girls and I: A Veracious History
by Mrs. Molesworth
Nurse Heatherdale's Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Peterkin
by Mrs. Molesworth
Uncanny Tales
by Mrs. Molesworth
Tell Me a Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls
by Mrs. Molesworth
Rosy
by Mrs. Molesworth
Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Children of the Castle
by Mrs. Molesworth
Sweet Content
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Wood-Pigeons and Mary
by Mrs. Molesworth
Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Palace in the Garden
by Mrs. Molesworth
"Us," An Old Fashioned Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Carved Lions
by Mrs. Molesworth
That Girl in Black; and, Bronzie
by Mrs. Molesworth
Four Ghost Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Third Miss St Quentin
by Mrs. Molesworth
An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
Blanche: A Story for Girls
by Mrs. Molesworth
Hathercourt
by Mrs. Molesworth
Christmas-Tree Land
by Mrs. Molesworth
A Christmas Child: A Sketch of a Boy-Life
by Mrs. Molesworth
Silverthorns
by Mrs. Molesworth
Cicely : a story of three years
by Mrs. Molesworth
Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Lover and Husband: A Novel
by Mrs. Molesworth
Two Little Waifs
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Adventures of Herr Baby
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Magic Nuts
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Oriel Window
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Cuckoo Clock
by Mrs. Molesworth
The House That Grew
by Mrs. Molesworth
Five Minutes' Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Cuckoo Clock
by Mrs. Molesworth
A Christmas Posy
by Mrs. Molesworth
My New Home
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Little Old Portrait
by Mrs. Molesworth
Hoodie
by Mrs. Molesworth
Four Winds Farm
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Boys and I: A Child's Story for Children
by Mrs. Molesworth
Jasper
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Green Casket, and other stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Grim House
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Thirteen Little Black Pigs, and Other Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Christmas Fairy, and Other Stories
by John Strange Winter, Frances E. (Frances Eliza) Crompton, Mrs. Molesworth
"Carrots:" Just a Little Boy
by Mrs. Molesworth
Not Without Thorns
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Old Pincushion; or, Aunt Clotilda's Guests
by Mrs. Molesworth
Lettice
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance
by Mrs. Molesworth
Philippa
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Laurel Walk
by Mrs. Molesworth
White Turrets
by Mrs. Molesworth
Imogen; Or, Only Eighteen
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Man with the Pan-Pipes, and Other Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
Fairies Afield
by Mrs. Molesworth
Stories jolly: stories new: stories strange & stories true : A series of new and original tales for boys and girls from six to fourteen years old
by H. C. (Henry Cadwallader) Adams, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne, S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould, Fanny Barry, Frances Clare, Alice Corkran, George Manville Fenn, Agnes Giberne, Mrs. A. M. Goodhart, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty, Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid, Mrs. Molesworth, Helen A. Wilmot-Buxton, Emma Wood, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
About the author
Born Mary Louisa Stewart in Rotterdam on May 29, 1839, she became widely known to readers as Mrs. Molesworth. She wrote early novels for adults under the pen name Ennis Graham, but built her reputation through children's books, where her voice was warm, imaginative, and especially good at capturing the feelings of home and childhood.
Her best-known works include The Cuckoo Clock and The Tapestry Room. She was often praised as a major Victorian writer for young readers, with stories that moved easily between realistic family life and fairy-tale magic.
Mrs. Molesworth died on January 20, 1921. Although not as famous now as some of her contemporaries, she remains an important figure in classic children's literature, admired for stories that are comforting, inventive, and easy to return to.