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Abbott, Jacob (1803 - 1879)
Genre: Children's Literature
Novelist, historian and Congregational clergyman from Hallowell (who also lived in Farmington), Jacob Abbott, an 1820 graduate of Bowdoin College, was the author of over 200 books. His best-known were the "Little Rollo" books and his "Lucy" books, which mixed instruction with entertainment. Abbott's granddaughter, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872-1958), was a popular short-story writer, novelist, and memoirist in her own right, her best known work is Molly Make-Believe (1910).
Selected Bibliography
- American History (1860)
- Rollo at play (1865)
- The corner stone (1872)
- Franconia stories (1850-53)
