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Mrs. Molesworth
1839–1921
A beloved Victorian storyteller, she helped shape children's fiction with warm, domestic tales full of imagination. Best known as Mrs. Molesworth, she wrote stories that generations of young readers treasured, including The Cuckoo Clock.
61 Audiobooks
The Rectory Children
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Girls and I: A Veracious History
by Mrs. Molesworth
Miss Mouse and Her Boys
by Mrs. Molesworth
Nurse Heatherdale's Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Peterkin
by Mrs. Molesworth
Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls
by Mrs. Molesworth
Uncanny Tales
by Mrs. Molesworth
Tell Me a Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children
by Mrs. Molesworth
Sweet Content
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Children of the Castle
by Mrs. Molesworth
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
by Mrs. Molesworth
Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
Rosy
by Mrs. Molesworth
Blanche: A Story for Girls
by Mrs. Molesworth
Silverthorns
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Oriel Window
by Mrs. Molesworth
Hathercourt
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Carved Lions
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Palace in the Garden
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Magic Nuts
by Mrs. Molesworth
Four Ghost Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Third Miss St Quentin
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Adventures of Herr Baby
by Mrs. Molesworth
An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
A Christmas Child: A Sketch of a Boy-Life
by Mrs. Molesworth
Cicely : a story of three years
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Wood-Pigeons and Mary
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Cuckoo Clock
by Mrs. Molesworth
Five Minutes' Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
The House That Grew
by Mrs. Molesworth
Christmas-Tree Land
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Little Old Portrait
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Grim House
by Mrs. Molesworth
That Girl in Black; and, Bronzie
by Mrs. Molesworth
Hoodie
by Mrs. Molesworth
Lover and Husband: A Novel
by Mrs. Molesworth
"Us," An Old Fashioned Story
by Mrs. Molesworth
My New Home
by Mrs. Molesworth
Two Little Waifs
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Green Casket, and other stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Cuckoo Clock
by Mrs. Molesworth
Four Winds Farm
by Mrs. Molesworth
A Christmas Posy
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Boys and I: A Child's Story for Children
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Christmas Fairy, and Other Stories
by John Strange Winter, Frances E. (Frances Eliza) Crompton, Mrs. Molesworth
Jasper
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Old Pincushion; or, Aunt Clotilda's Guests
by Mrs. Molesworth
"Carrots:" Just a Little Boy
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Thirteen Little Black Pigs, and Other Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
Lettice
by Mrs. Molesworth
Not Without Thorns
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Laurel Walk
by Mrs. Molesworth
The Man with the Pan-Pipes, and Other Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth
Philippa
by Mrs. Molesworth
White Turrets
by Mrs. Molesworth
Imogen; Or, Only Eighteen
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 as Mrs. Molesworth, the pen name under which she published her children's books. Before turning to the work that made her famous, she wrote novels for adults under the pseudonym Ennis Graham.
She became one of the best-known writers of children's fiction in the late 19th century. Her stories often mix everyday family life with a gentle sense of fantasy, and The Cuckoo Clock remains her best-known book. She was sometimes remembered as the "Jane Austen of the nursery," a nickname that reflects the charm and careful observation readers found in her work.
Mrs. Molesworth died in London on January 20, 1921. Her books are still remembered as part of the golden age of children's literature, especially for readers who enjoy classic stories with warmth, feeling, and a touch of wonder.