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Nell Speed
1878–1913
Best known for the early 1910s Molly Brown books, this American writer created upbeat college stories full of friendship, homesickness, and young independence. Her novels capture a lively picture of girls' fiction from the era just before World War I.
16 Audiobooks
At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins
by Nell Speed
The Carter Girls
by Nell Speed
Back at School with the Tucker Twins
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Orchard Home
by Nell Speed
Vacation with the Tucker Twins
by Nell Speed
Tripping with the Tucker Twins
by Nell Speed
A House Party with the Tucker Twins
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Freshman Days
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Senior Days
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's College Friends
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown of Kentucky
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Junior Days
by Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days
by Nell Speed
The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors
by Nell Speed
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp
by Nell Speed
About the author
Nell Speed (1878–1913) was an American writer of fiction for girls, remembered chiefly for the Molly Brown series. Her best-known books include Molly Brown's Freshman Days (1912), followed by Sophomore Days, Junior Days, Senior Days, and Post-Graduate Days, all centered on college life, friendship, and growing up.
Her stories were written in the early 1910s and have lasted mainly through reprints and public-domain editions. Molly Brown's Freshman Days remains the title most often associated with her, introducing a warmhearted Kentucky heroine finding her place at college.
Reliable biographical detail about Speed herself is quite sparse, but available library and ebook records consistently identify her as living from 1878 to 1913. I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait from trustworthy page images, so no author photo is included here.