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.
