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English children's author, fl. 1881–1900 For the British scientist, see Sarah Pitt (microbiologist).

Sarah Pitt
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Annual. Published 1887-1894. Occasionally published by: P. & D. Lyle. Also known as: Dalkeith district directory and household almanac. Followed by: Carment's directory for Dalkeith and district and year book.
Front page of Little Folks periodical from 1872.
Front page of Little Folks periodical from 1872.

Sarah Pitt was a 19th-century English children's author. She wrote several children's novels published by Cassell and Co., during a period of activity between 1881 and 1900. In addition she provided several short stories for the publication Little Folks, a "magazine for the young" which was also published by Cassell.

Novels

Reviews in the Spectator magazine in November 1886 described Sarah Pitt's novel Bear and Forbear as "one of the good things of the year." In 1891 it praised The White House at Inch Gow as "a quite harmless story, prettily told".

Pitt's second novel, Fritters: or, 'It's a Long Lane that has no Turning' appeared in 1885 in the "Proverbs" series: "original stories by popular authors founded upon and illustrating well-known proverbs". It is a "bad-boy-turns-good" story, in which didacticism is accompanied by a realistic narrative, set in the London Docklands.

The White House at Inch Gow and A Limited Success have been reprinted in the British Library Historical Print editions series.

List of works

  • Dick's Hero, and Other Stories, 1881
  • Fritters, or, "It's a Long Lane that has no Turning", 1885
  • Bear and Forbear, 1886, illustrated by P. McNab
  • White House at Inch Gow, 1891, illustrated by John Henry Frederick Bacon
  • The Cost of a Mistake, 1897, illustrated by Hal Ludlow, i. e. Henry Stephen Ludlow
  • A Limited Success, 1897
  • Peggy Price's Luck, 1899
  • A Pair of Primroses, 1900

References

  1. "Item record for Dick's hero : and other stories /by Sarah Pitt". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. Online Books page Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL CHRISTMAS BOOKS.—Lo » 6 Nov 1886 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "The White House at Inch Gow. By Sarah Pitt. (Cassell » 12 Dec 1891 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. Selections from Cassell & Company's Publications.
  6. Depository, Book. "Results for sarah pitt | Book Depository". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - Image taken from page 49 of 'The White House at Inch Gow, etc. [A tale.]'". Alamy. Retrieved 24 November 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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