Dumpy Books for Children

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The Dumpy Books for Children were a series of small-format books selected by E. V. Lucas and published by British publisher Grant Richards between 1897 and 1904. [1] Subsequent books were published by Chatto & Windus and by Sampson, Low.

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Books in the collection

OrderTitleAuthorIllustratorYear
01The Flamp and Other Stories E. V. Lucas 1897
02Mrs Turner's Cautionary Stories1897
03The Bad Family and Other StoriesMrs. Fenwick1899
04 The Story of Little Black Sambo Helen Bannerman Helen Bannerman1899
05The Bountiful LadyThomas Cobb1900
06A Cat BookE. V. LucasH. Officer Smith1901
07A Flower BookEden CoybeeNellie Benson1901
08The Pink Knight J. R. Monsell J. R. Monsell1901
09The Little ClownThomas Cobb1901
10A Horse Book Mary Tourtel 1901
11Little People: An AlphabetT. W. H. CroslandHenry Mayer1901
12A Dog BookEthel BicknellC. Moore Park1902
13The Adventures of Samuel and SelinaJean C. Archer1902
14The Little Lost GirlEleanor Raper1902
15DolliesRichard HunterRuth Cobb1902
16The Bad Mrs. Ginger Honor C. Appleton Honor C. Appleton1902
17Peter Piper's Practical Principles1902
18The Little White BarbaraEleanor S. March1902
19Japanese DumpyYoshio MarkinoYoshio Markino1903
20Towlocks and His Wooden HorseAlice AppletonHonor C. Appleton1903
21The Three Little FoxesMary Tourtel1903
22The Old Man's BagT. W. H. CroslandJ. R. Monsell1903
23The Three GoblinsM. G. Taggart1903
24Dumpy ProverbsHonor C. AppletonHonor C. Appleton1903
25More DolliesRichard HunterRuth Cobb1903
26Little Yellow Wang-LoM.C. Bell1903
27Plain JaneG. M. GeorgeG. M. C. Fry1903
28The Sooty ManE. B. Mackinnon and Eden Coybee1903
29Fishy WinkleJean ArcherJean Archer1903
30RosalinaJean Archer1904
31Sammy and the SnarliwinkLena and Norman Ault 1904
32The Motor Car Dumpy bookT. W. H. CroslandJ. R. Monsell1904
33Irene's Christmas PartyRichard HunterRuth Cobb1904
34The Little Soldier BookJessie PopeHenry Mayer1907
35A Dutch Doll's DittiesC. Aubrey Moore1907
36Ten Little Nigger BoysNora Case1907
37Humpty Dumpty's Little SonHelen Reid Cross1907
38Simple SimonHelen Reid Cross
39The Little FrenchmanEden CoybeeK. J. Fricero
40The Story of an Irish PotatoLily Schofield

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References

  1. "The Dumpy Books for Children (Grant Richards) - Book Series List". www.publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.