Kate Dickinson Sweetser (1870-1939) was an American author known in her time for writing juvenile fiction and compilations. She was born in New York City to Charles H. and Mary N. Sweetser. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, was one of the founders of Amherst College in Massachusetts; she was also the cousin of poet Emily Dickinson.
Ten Boys from Dickens. New York: R.H. Russell. 1901. Ten Girls from Dickens. New York: J.F. Taylor & Company. 1902. Micky of the Alley, and Other Youngsters. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1903. Teddy Baird’s Luck, and Other Yarns. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1904. Boys and Girls from George Eliot. New York: Duffield & Company. 1906. Boys and Girls from Thackeray. New York: Duffield & Company. 1907. Ten Boys from History. New York: Duffield & Company. 1910. Ten Girls from History. New York: Duffield & Company. 1912. Book of Indian Braves. New York, London: Harper & brothers. 1913. Ten Great Adventurers. New York and London: Harper & brothers. 1915. Ten American Girls from History. New York: Harper. 1917. Dining with Dickens at Delmonico's. New York: G.H. Doran Company. 1919. Amelia Barr and the Novice. New York: G.H. Doran Company. 1923. Peggy’s Prize Cruise. New York, NY; Newark, NJ: Barse & Hopkins. 1925. Famous Girls of the White House. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1930. Great American Girls. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1931. 
