A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre. In order of age (descending), the children's names were Ben (Ebaniezer), Polly (Mary), Joel, Davie, and Phronsie. The Pepper children were very poor, and their widowed mother was left to raise them by herself. Progressive for its time in its depictions of the children’s lives, this groundbreaking edition will strike a new chord with young readers in the twenty-first century: it is the first version of the book to give readers a full introduction to the text, providing an account of Sidney’s life and times, a full description of the book’s historical and literary context, and a sense of what insights the Pepper family’s extraordinary experiences might provide for our own moment of upheaval.Ī must-read for all fans of American classics such as Little Women and What Katy Did.Įdited by Hilary Emmett & Thomas Ruys Smith in collaboration with students from the Department of American Studies at UEA. Series list: Five Little Peppers (3 Books) by Margaret Sidney. The Five Little Peppers series was created by Margaret Sidney covering the life of five children with the surname Pepper. Its account of the five Pepper siblings’ adventures in the American Gilded Age attracted an army of young readers who clamoured for sequels well into the twentieth century. When it was first published in 1881, Margaret Sidney’s Five Little Peppers. was an immediate bestseller. Working hard to survive in a harsh world, the Peppers still find joy and love in their little brown house - until a chance encounter with a wealthy family changes their fortunes forever.
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