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Title: Timothy's Quest
A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It
Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin
Release Date: June 7, 2006 [EBook #18531]
Language: English
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THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL. Illustrated. Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
THE STORY OF PATSY, Illustrated. Square 12mo, boards, 60 cents.
A SUMMER IN A CANON. A California Story. Illustrated. New Edition. 16mo,
$1.25.
TIMOTHY'S QUEST. A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, who cares to read
it. 16mo, $1.00.
THE STORY HOUR. A Book for the Home and Kindergarten. By Mrs. Wiggin and
Nora A. Smith. Illustrated. 16mo, $1.00.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. A Book of Nursery Logic. 16mo, $1.00.
A CATHEDRAL COURTSHIP, and PENELOPE'S ENGLISH EXPERIENCES. Illustrated.
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HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK.
TIMOTHY'S QUEST
_A STORY FOR ANYBODY, YOUNG OR OLD,
WHO CARES TO READ IT_
BY
KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
AUTHOR OF "BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL," "THE STORY OF PATSY,"
"A SUMMER IN A CANON," ETC.
[Illustration: The Riverside Press logo.]
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
1894
Copyright, 1890,
BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
_All rights reserved._
THIRTY-SEVENTH THOUSAND
_The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A._
Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company.
To
NORA
DEAREST SISTER, STERNEST CRITIC,
BEST FRIEND.
CONTENTS.
SCENE I.
PAGE
FLOSSY MORRISON LEARNS THE SECRET OF DEATH
WITHOUT EVER HAVING LEARNED THE SECRET
OF LIFE
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