Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — Author of Sherburne Stories. [ARTICLE]

Author of Sherburne Stories.

Amanda Minnie Douglas, who has endeared herself to the youth of two gen- [ erations by her writings, occupies an [ exceptional place among American authors in that she has maintained an i uninterrupted popularity for more than ' thirty years. Her first took, “In Trust,” was published in 1867, and her last, “A Little* Girl in Old Boston,” a few weeks ago. In that time scarcely a year passed that she did not publish a book. In 1893 she won a prize of $2,000 with the story of “Larry.” She baa lately applied herself to expanding the Sherburne Stories, at the request of her publisher, and to preparing a series of historical narratives, of which “A Little Girl in Old New York” and “A Little Girl in Old Boston” are the first. She has a charming personality, is intensely fond of children and their pursuits and pleasures, and Is constantly engaged in doing something to brighten some one’s life.—Saturday Evening Post.