Details

Title

Tip Lewis and His Lamp

Author

"Pansy" [Alden, Isabella Macdonald]

Place of Publication

Toronto

Publisher

Ward, Lock & Company

Collection

L.M. Montgomery Institute.

Donor

Donated by Elizabeth Epperly.

Note

“The Pansy Books,” were a series of wholesome, “Sunday School books” written for children between 1865 and 1931. Their author, Isabella Macdonald Alden, aka “Pansy” from a childhood nickname, wrote over one hundred such novels, all Christian didactic fiction. ‘Tip Lewis and His Lamp’ was one of the most popular of the already best-selling Pansy books, and it tells the story of the mischievous young Tip, who finds counsel from a loving minister and a smart, young teacher. Montgomery read many of the Pansy books, and she noted in her autobiography, ‘The Alpine Path’ (1917), that the books were among the few she was allowed to have in the house as a child aside from ‘Pilgrim’s Progress,’ Dickens, and a few others. ‘Anne of Green Gables’ also includes mention of a new Pansy book that a schoolmate is going to share with the other girls.

Genre

novel