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Mabel Leigh Hunt

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Mabel Leigh Hunt


Born
in Greencastle, IN, The United States
November 01, 1892

Died
September 03, 1971

Genre
Children's Books


Born into a prominent Quaker family, Ms. Hunt wrote stories as a child and was influenced by her father, a doctor who loved word games and books. After his death she attended DePauw University, in Greencastle, Indiana, for two years (1910-1912) and received a year of library training at Western University Library School in Cleveland, Ohio (1923). She worked as a librarian at the Indianapolis Public Library from 1926-1938, when she resigned to write books full time. She wrote her first book Lucinda, A Little Girl of 1860 (1934) based on her mother's experiences as a Quaker girl living in Indiana. Ms. Hunt had written over 30 books and short stories at her death. ...more

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3.10 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1950 — 9 editions
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Little Girl With Seven Names
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Have You Seen Tom Thumb?
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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1942 — 5 editions
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Ladycake Farm
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Matilda's Buttons
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Cupola House
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Cristy at Skippinghills
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Beggar's Daughter
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Johnny-Up and Johnny-Down
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