Dotty Dimple Out West Illustrated Edition Dodo Press Paperback 1409901637 9781409901631 Sophie May

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Sophie May
• ISBN10: 1409901637
• ISBN13: 9781409901631

Rebecca Sophia Clarke 1833-1906 was an American author of childrens fiction. She wrote under the penname Sophie May and had 45 published works between 1860 and 1903. The most successful were the Little Prudy characters which made their first appearance in short stories for the childrens periodicals, The Little Pilgrim and the Congregationalist. The series was later published into books. Her sister Sarah Jones Clarke 1840-1929 was also an author of childrens books. She wrote under the penname Penn Shirley. Rebecca attended a 'female academy' in Norridgewock and taught for a while, but she never married. Amongst her works are: Little Prudy 1863 , Little Prudys Sister Susy 1864 , Little Prudys Captain Horace 1864 , Little Prudys Dotty Dimple 1868 , Dotty Dimple Out West 1868 , Dotty Dimple at Play 1869 , Little Folks Astray 1870 and The Twin Cousins 1880 .