"Our Little Old Lady", by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd, published by Doubleday & Page, 1919, First Edition, illustrated with frontispiece.

Hard boards, half green cloth, paper covered boards with illustrated label laid on front; 4.1/2" x 7.1/4"; former owner name is pen-written on the front endpaper; antique book store label inside back cover; the eps, half title page, frontispiece and title page are foxed [see photos]; 165 pages + colophon; a little soiling and shelf wear, very good condition.

Contents [chapters]:

She Tells What it Means to Have a Real Grand-mother
She Recalls the Greek Slave;
What She Misses by Living in a New York Flat
She Tells a Beautiful Story of Having Company Down Home
She Tells Her Own Exquisite Love Story
The Big Christmas Present That Came Into Her Home

Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942) was an American author of the early 20th century. She published at least 10 novels, mostly written for young women. Eleanor began her professional career in New York City as a writer and editor for the New York Sun, specializing in fashion writing. Her novel In Vanity Fair drew heavily from her coverage of fashion in Paris and New York. She published extensively in magazines, including Collier's, The Girl's Own Paper, Ladies' Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, and Everybody's Magazine, typically in serial format. Her fictional novels often follow the same formula as the Pollyanna or Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm series, in which a young girl, often an orphan, tries to improve the lives of adults through pluck and daring.

Three of Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd's novels were made into silent films, Pegeen (1920), How Could You Jean? (1918), and For Love of Mary Ellen (1915).[1] The most famous of these, "How Could You Jean?" was directed by William Desmond Taylor and starred Mary Pickford. It was released in 1918.

Provenance:
From the library of Elizabeth M. Haynes, Virginia.

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