author
Ruth Brown MacArthur
b. 1881
Best known for writing warm, old-fashioned stories for young readers, this early 20th-century American author also wrote a book about Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her work often centers on home life, kindness, and girls finding their way through everyday troubles.
5 Audiobooks
At the Little Brown House
by Ruth Brown MacArthur
Heart of Gold
by Ruth Brown MacArthur
Tabitha at Ivy Hall
by Ruth Brown MacArthur
The Lilac Lady
by Ruth Brown MacArthur
Tabitha's Vacation
by Ruth Brown MacArthur
About the author
Born in Maine on November 14, 1881, Ruth Alberta Brown MacArthur was an American writer remembered chiefly for children's and juvenile fiction. Records and book catalogs connect her with titles including Tabitha at Ivy Hall, Tabitha's Glory, The Lilac Lady, Heart of Gold, and The Gingerbread House.
Her books, published in the early 1900s, reflect the tone of the period: domestic settings, moral choices, and young characters growing through friendship, responsibility, and family life. She also wrote The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe, showing an interest in presenting literary history to younger readers.
Reliable biographical details about her life appear to be limited online, but available records identify her full name as Ruth Alberta Brown MacArthur and give her birth year as 1881. I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait image from the sources I found.