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| Captain January by Laura E. Richards |
Laura E. Richards, author
Frank T. Merrill, illustrator
John C. Wonsetler, illustrator
Grosset and Dunlap, 1902 (reprint edition)
133 pages. 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 x 7/8 inches, 20 cm.
Copyright by 1890 and 1892 by Estes and Lauriat.
Copyright 1902 by Dana Estes and Company.
Made in U.S.A.
This blog post created by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com.
Captain January
The lighthouse off the coast of Maine where Star Bright and her beloved guardian, Captain January, made their home was many miles from the nearest village. While they had no neighbors, and only an occasional visitor, they were never lonely. Of all the joyous hours they spent together, none was more welcome to the child than those after the evening meal in winter when they would sit before the crackling fire and the lighthouse keeper would relate on of his exciting tales of the sea or the wild tropic islands. Star Bright listened eagerly to all of them, but the best loved was the story of that stormy night when the old sea captain rescued her as an infant from the angry sea, the sole survivor of a shipwreck. This tender, appealing story of the orphaned Star Bright and her guardian has endeared itself to generations of readers. Told with Mrs. Richards' consummate story telling skill, it lives on, each year bringing pleasure to new thousands of readers.
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| Wartime Conditions Edition |
This book, while produced under wartime conditions, is full compliance with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other essential materials, is complete and unabridged.
The Golden Windows
A Book of Fables for Old and Young
By Laura E. Richards, author of Captain January
Told with great charm of style, with delicate humor, tender sentiment and spiritual grace, these famous fables have delighted both young and old for many years.
The Golden Windows, wherein a little boy yearning for splendor afar off learns that true happiness is to be found in his own humble home, has the same kind of charm that endeared Maeterlinck's The Children's Bluebird to generations of readers. Fables like The Grumpy Saint have the flavor of old world legends and ones like The Silver Crown have all the elements of a fairy tail.
Mothers will remember their own delight in these old favorites and will want their children to share their enjoyment of them.
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| Captain January Dustjacket Back |
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