In addition to the Five Little Peppers series, she wrote several books on patriotic themes, including A Little Maid of Concord Town and A Little Maid of Boston. Over the course of her career, she wrote over 30 books. Eventually, she sold the company and resumed writing the Five Little Peppers series. Her husband died in 1892, and Harriett suspended her writing for five years while she continued to run the publishing company. Lothrop Company of Boston, which published Harriett's books under her pseudonym, Margaret Sidney. This series was first published in 1881, the year that Stone married Daniel Lothrop. She wrote the now-famous Five Little Peppers series. Daniel Lothrop, the editor of the magazine, requested that Stone write more. Two of her stories, "Polly Pepper's Chicken Pie" and "Phronsie Pepper's New Shoes", proved to be very popular with readers. Five Little Peppers - The Complete Collection: All Twelve Books By Margaret Sidney Margaret Sidney 4.23 208 ratings10 reviews Including Every Title From Margaret Sidney's Much-Loved Series Margaret Sidney's wonderful tales of the Pepper family growing up together in the 'Little Brown House' have charmed readers of all ages for many decades. In 1878, at the age of 34, she began sending short stories to Wide Awake, a children's magazine in Boston. Harriett Mulford Stone was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
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