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Originally appearing as a series of short stories in a children's magazine, The Peterkin Papers is a collection of tales of a hysterically inept family named The Peterkins.

The Peterkin's unfortunate lack of common sense causes hilarious unintended consequences nearly every time they have an idea. The Peterkins muddle through life's challenges with love and cooperation, but when they come to their wits' end, they know they need help.

Table of Contents

Chapter 01: The Lady Who Put Salt In Her Coffee

Chapter 02: About Elizabeth Eliza's Piano

Chapter 03: The Peterkins Try To Become Wise

Chapter 04: Solomon John's Book

Chapter 05: Mrs. Peterkin Wishes To Go To Drive

Chapter 06: The Peterkins At Home. At Dinner

Chapter 07: Why The Peterkins Had A Late Dinner

Chapter 08: The Peterkins' Summer Journey

Chapter 09: The Peterkins Snowed-Up

Chapter 10: The Peterkins Decide To Keep A Cow

Chapter 11: The Peterkins' Christmas-Tree

Chapter 12: Mrs. Peterkin's Tea-Party

Chapter 13: The Peterkins Too Late For The Exhibition

Chapter 14: The Peterkins Celebrate The Fourth Of July

Chapter 15: The Peterkins' Picnic

Chapter 16: The Peterkins' Charades

Chapter 17: The Peterkins Are Obliged To Move

Chapter 18: The Peterkins Decide To Learn The Languages

Chapter 19: Modern Improvements At The Peterkins'

Chapter 20: Agamemnon's Career

Chapter 21: The Educational Breakfast

Chapter 22: The Peterkins At The Carnival Of Authors In Boston

Chapter 23: The Peterkins At The Farm

Lucretia P. Hale

Lucretia Peabody Hale (1820 1900) was a successful novelist, journalist and served as a member of the Boston School Committee. Born in Boston to a newspaper publisher father, Hale developed her writing skills early on. Hale's childrens' stories are filled with humor and charm, entertaining for adults as well a...

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I read this as a child, and it still makes me smile - even though my copy is a little dog-eared now! "

    — Sarah, 2/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I remembered the Peterkin Papers as one of my favorite books from childhood, especially the Lady Who Put Salt in her Coffee. Now reading it as an adult, the Peterkins are less amusing. The writing is clean but tends to ramble on for too long. "

    — AP, 12/21/2012
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    " I'm not quite sure what to think of this one...on the one hand, it is unquestionably funny. However, the author's writing style drove me a wee bit crazy. I always wanted more dialogue. Good fun, though. "

    — Jo, 11/19/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Amusing stories. However it is so old fashioned that I found even I could not always understand the language. "

    — Kerri, 4/15/2010