Books with author Isabella (MacDonald) Alden

Excerpt from PaulineTentative y; thank you pardon the inter ruption. Then Mr. Curtiss went back to his desk and read the troublesome letter for the fourth time; and hunted among more papers, and finally leaned his elbows on the desk and his head on his hands and thou ht.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.

This book is an inspirational story of a boy Tip Lewis and the transformation of his life. He becomes a Christian because of one of his schoolteachers and the Bible. He truly uses His lamp (God’s Word) as a light for him and those around him. This is the story of the transforming power of a changed life. You will discover how unselfishness and love can be truly catching. The journey of learning about mistakes and choosing the right path. A great book for all ages. This book is a historical fiction book set in the late 1800’s.

This book is an inspirational story of a boy Tip Lewis and the transformation of his life. He becomes a Christian because of one of his schoolteachers and the Bible. He truly uses His lamp (God’s Word) as a light for him and those around him. This is the story of the transforming power of a changed life. You will discover how unselfishness and love can be truly catching. The journey of learning about mistakes and choosing the right path. A great book for all ages. This book is a historical fiction book set in the late 1800’s.

Excerpt from Twenty Minutes LateIt would be difficult to describe the state of excitement into which this letter threw Caroline Bryant. She remembered taking a journey with her mother on the cars when she was nine years old - a journey of seven hours' duration - and the marvelous experiences of that day she sometimes went over, even now, for Daisy's benefit. It was her one journey, and she had all an intelligent girl's longing for travel and the experiences to be gained by travel.The very toot-toot of the engine, as it halted for a few seconds at the depot around the corner, and then hurried on with increased speed, apparently sorry for having lost so much time, made her cheek flush and her heart beat faster. What joy it would have been to have taken a journey all by herself - quite a long journey too, nearly a hundred miles.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.

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Isabella Macdonald Alden (pen name, Pansy; November 3, 1841 – August 5, 1930) was an American author.Her first book, Helen Lester, written for a contest, was at the age of 20. She wrote approximately 75 Sunday school books, and a number of volumes of fiction for older readers, as well as The Prince of Peace, a life of Christ. She wrote on the subjects of love to God and love to her fellow-men. Alden dedicated her work to the advancement of the Christian religion in the home life and in the business life. She served as president of the Missionary Society, superintendent of the primary department of the Sunday School, identified with the Chautauqua assemblies, and prepared the Sunday School lessons for the "Westminster Teacher". Her works were translated into Swedish, French, Japanese, and Armenian. Alden edited the Juvenile periodical Pansy, 1873-96. For many years, she was a contributor to Herald and Presbyter, Cincinnati, and Christian Endeavor World, Boston, besides the Primary Quarterly.She made her home in Palo Alto, California.Her best known works were: Four Girls at Chautauqua, Chautauqua Girls at Home, Tip Lewis and his Lamp, Three People, Links in Rebecca's Life, Julia Reid, Ruth Erskine's Crosses, The King's Daughter, The Browning Boys, From Different Standpoints, Mrs. Harry Harper's Awakening, The Measure, and Spun from Fact.