Casper
By: by the authors of "The wide, wide world," "Queechey," "Golden ladder," &c, &c, &c
Contributors: Warner, Anna Bartlett, 1824-1915, joint author; Dalziel Brothers
Series: Ellen Montgomery's book shelf; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Ellen Montgomery's book shelf; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Company
Published: 1865
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Country life; Juvenile fiction; Friendship; Children; Conduct of life; Early works to 1800; Christian life; Happiness; Children and death
Description: Casper was a miserable boy because his mother and brother passed away. One day on a dusty country road, he met a lady who took him to visit Mrs. Cheerful who was blind but a happy Christian. Becoming acquainted with Mrs. Cheerful changed Casper's life.
Notes: On spine and cover: Casper by Miss Wetherell (i.e. Susan Warner).

Publisher's advertisement follows text.

Ill. engraved and signed: Dalziel.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.