THE SEVEN AGES OF CHILDHOOD (Illustrated): Children's Book Classic
By Carolyn Wells and Jessie Wilcox Smith
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The Seven Ages of Childhood is a wonderful children's book which depict the milestones of childhood through verses and portraits that tell the tale of a child's growing up. These beautiful rhymes and illustrations capture various stages of childhood from birth to adolescence, from "Infant in Its Mother's Arms" to "First Love."
Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American writer and poet. She is known for her Patty Fairfield series of novels for young girls, and a number of poetry books for children.
Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American poet, librarian, and mystery writer. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, Wells began her career as a children’s author with such works as At the Sign of the Sphinx (1896), The Jingle Book (1899), and The Story of Betty (1899). After reading a mystery novel by Anna Katharine Green, Wells began focusing her efforts on the genre and found success with her popular Detective Fleming Stone stories. The Clue (1909), her most critically acclaimed work, cemented her reputation as a leading mystery writer of the early twentieth century. In 1918, Wells married Hadwin Houghton, the heir of the Houghton-Mifflin publishing fortune, and remained throughout her life an avid collector of rare and important poetry volumes.
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