Books with author Frances Trego Montgomery

A favorite of children since the early 20th century, here are the escapades of that mischievous goat, Billy Whiskers. This is a book that children never tire of reading or hearing! All the original familiar illustrations by WH Fry are included: 3 color plates, 21 black-and-white drawings. Frances Trego Montgomery said that she got the ideas for her books by inviting groups of children to her house “between dinner and their bed time.” Together they would spin yarns and develop stories. Her book, The Wonderful Electric Elephant (1903), is considered the first science fiction novel for children.

Excerpt from On a Lark to the Planets: A Sequel to "the Wonderful Electric Elephant"Our young travelers had watched these silent orbs until from sheer exhaustion they had fallen asleep. Suddenly, with a quick jerk, the balloon came to a dead halt.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Frances Trego Montgomery, who also wrote as F. G. Wheeler (1858-1925) was an American author. Her works include: The Wonderful Electric Elephant (1903), Billy Whiskers: The Autobiography of a Goat (1903), Billy Whiskers' Kids (1903), On a Lark to the Planets (1904), Billy Whiskers, Jr. (1904), Billy Whiskers Friends (1906), Billy Whiskers, Jr. and His Chums (1907), Billy Whiskers Travels (1907), Billy Whiskers' Grandchildren (1909), Billy Whiskers at the Fair (1909), Billy Whiskers Kidnaped (1910), Billy Whiskers at the Circus (1913), Pigs and Piggies (1914), Zip: The Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier (1917), Billy Whiskers' Adventures (1920) and Billy Whiskers in the Movies (1921).

The popular author of the famous Billy Whiskers books now writes a tale of a very active – and sometimes naughty Zip to whom the unusual and unexpected is always happening. He is a splendid story-book play fellow for every lad and lass. If you own, or perhaps more accurately, are owned by smooth-haired Fox Terrier, or even a Rat Terrier, Zip is the book for you. Originally published in 1917 by Saalfield, ‘Zip,’ by Frances Trego Montgomery, tells the story of a frisky terrier to whom the unusual and unexpected is always happening. It includes interludes with a little girl, a monkey and a turkey. This collection of stories appeared serially in the Detroit News Tribune. I In Which Zip is Introduced to the Reader II Zip's Exciting News III Zip Unearths the Stolen Silver IV Zip's Disastrous Jump V Zip is Stuck in the Stovepipe VI Zip and Peter-Kins VII Zip, Peter-Kins and the Turkey Gobbler VIII Zip at the Candy Pull IX Zip and Peter-Kins Have a Fight X Zip's Curiosity is His Undoing