Books by Annie Fellows Johnston (we think this may be the complete list)
All of these but three are in the Samuel Culbertson Mansion collection, many in multiple editions, and many special copies like Mrs. Walton’s or AFJ’s own copies from her Beeches library. To read many of these on-line, see the books links section on our home page.
Incidentally, we are interested in acquiring missing titles for our mini-museum. If you have one that you’d like to sell, please contact us! Otherwise, we suggest sources for acquiring your own copies at the bottom of this page.
| Year |
Title |
# pages | Publisher |
Notes |
Series |
| 1893 | Big Brother | 58 | LC Page Boston | her earliest published book | Cosy Corner |
| 1895 | Joel, a Boy of Galilee | 253 | LC Page Boston | still popular in reprints, especially by churches | |
| 1895 | The Little Colonel | 102 | LC Page Boston | we have several copies/variations printed 1895-1922 and beyond, plus the Shirley Temple versions below | Cosy Corner / Little Colonel |
| 1896 | In League with Israel | 303 | Curtis & Jennings | dedicated to the Epworth League | |
| 1896 | Where The White Ties Lead | ? | ? | about the Deaconess Sisters in Evansville, see Land of the Little Colonel | |
| 1897 | Songs Ysame | 126 | LC Page Boston | Poems Co-Authored with her sister, Albion Fellows Bacon | |
| 1897 | Ole Mammy’s Torment | 118 | LC Page Boston | This is really a Little Colonel story, joined officially as a rewrite in 1931 | Cosy Corner / Little Colonel |
| 1897 | The Little Colonel (British Edition) | 102 | Jarrold & Sons London | with its own cover design and illustrations which differ from the American version | “Bairnie Series” |
| 1898 | The Gate of the Giant Scissors | 187 | LC Page Boston | we have Albion Fellow’s Bacon’s copy, red cover, plus blue & gray cover editions | Cosy Corner / Little Colonel |
| 1899 | Mildred’s Inheritance | 74 | LC Page Boston | 1906 by LC Page, orig Trustees of the Presbyterian Board of Publication | Cosy Corner |
| 1899 | Two Little Knights of Kentucky | 192 | LC Page Boston | tan cover, blue cover editions | Cosy Corner / Little Colonel |
| Year |
Title |
# pages | Publisher |
Notes |
Series |
| 1900 | The Little Colonel’s House Party | 264 | LC Page Boston | Little Colonel | |
| 1900 | The Story of Dago | 103 | LC Page Boston | later rewritten for Little Colonel Stories #2 as The Three Tremonts | Cosy Corner / Little Colonel |
| 1901 | Asa Holmes or At The Crossroads | 215 | Barrett | later LC Page | |
| 1901 | The Little Colonel’s Holidays | 232 | LC Page Boston | Little Colonel | |
| 1902 | Cicely & Other Stories | 137 | LC Page Boston | compilation of 1901, 1902 stories | |
| 1902 | Flip’s Islands of Providence | 180 | LC Page Boston | ||
| 1902 | The Little Colonel’s Hero | 274 | LC Page Boston | probably AFJ’s most popular book after The Little Colonel | Little Colonel |
| 1903 | Aunt Liza’s Hero | 129 | LC Page Boston | no relation to LC Hero | |
| 1903 | The Little Colonel at Boarding School | 306 | LC Page Boston | we have “Mrs. Walton’s” Copy | Little Colonel |
| 1904 | The Little Colonel holiday edition | 145 | LC Page Boston | black cover w/ iris & illus red cover editions | Little Colonel |
| 1904 | The Little Colonel in Arizona | 313 | LC Page Boston | we have Albion Fellow’s Bacon’s copy, inscribed in pen “to Allie” | Little Colonel |
| 1904 | The Little Colonel Stories | LC Page Boston | compilation of Little Colonel, Giant Scissors & 2 Little Knights) | Little Colonel | |
| 1904 | The Quilt that Jack Built | 56 | LC Page Boston | “To my son John”, black cover & tan cover editions | |
| Year |
Title |
# pages | Publisher |
Notes |
Series |
| 1905 | In the Desert of Waiting | 36 | LC Page Boston | excerpt from The Little Colonel in Arizona 1904 | Jewel Series |
| 1905 | The Little Colonel’s Christmas Vacation | 333 | LC Page Boston | Little Colonel | |
| 1905 | The Three Weavers | 48 | LC Page Boston | excerpt from The Little Colonel at Boarding School 1903 | Jewel Series |
| 1905 | Two Little Knights of Kentucky holiday edition | 203 | LC Page Boston | gray cover, blue cover & red cover editions | Little Colonel |
| 1906 | Keeping Tryst | 62 | LC Page Boston | excerpt from The Little Colonel’s Christmas Vacation 1905 | Jewel Series |
| 1906 | The Gate of the Giant Scissors holiday edition | 201 | LC Page Boston | blue-gray cover | Little Colonel |
| 1906 | The Little Colonel Maid of Honor | 295 | LC Page Boston | we have Annie Fellows Johnston’s copy from “The Beeches” | Little Colonel |
| 1907 | The Little Colonel’s Knight Comes Riding | 318 | LC Page Boston | one copy autographed by AFJ | Little Colonel |
| 1907 | The Legend of the Bleeding Heart | 41 | LC Page Boston | except from The Little Colonel’s House Party | Jewel Series |
| 1908 | Mary Ware, The Little Colonel’s Chum | 305 | LC Page Boston | we have “Mrs. Walton’s” Copy | Little Colonel |
| 1908 | The Rescue of the Princess Winsome, A Fairy Play for Young and Old | 74 | LC Page Boston | with songs, excerpt from Little Colonel’s Hero | Jewel Series |
| 1909 | The Jester’s Sword | 84 | LC Page Boston | excerpt from Mary Ware, The Little Colonel’s Chum 1908 | Jewel Series |
| 1909 | The Little Colonel’s Good Times Book | LC Page Boston | a “blank” diary | Little Colonel | |
| Year |
Title |
# pages | Publisher |
Notes |
Series |
| 1910 | Mary Ware in Texas | 385 | LC Page Boston | we have Annie Fellows Johnston’s copy from “The Beeches” | Little Colonel |
| 1910 | The Little Colonel Doll Book | ? | LC Page Boston | (not in our collection but included for completeness) | Paper Doll Books |
| 1911 | Travelers Five Along Life’s Highway | 199 | LC Page Boston | stories previously copyrighted 1899, 1901, 1903 | Little Colonel |
| 1912 | Mary Ware’s Promised Land | 317 | LC Page Boston | “official” end of the Little Colonel Series | Little Colonel |
| 1912 | Big Brother holiday edition | 91 | LC Page Boston | with color illustrations by Frank T Merrill, light grey or blue with pansy cover | Cosy Corner |
| 1913 | Miss Santa Clause of the Pullman | 172 | Century Company | “To Lura & Albion” | |
| 1914 | The Mary Ware Doll Book | 48 | LC Page Boston | designed and painted by W. M. Crocker | Paper Doll Books |
| 1916 | Georgina of the Rainbows | 348 | Britton Publishing | we have Annie Fellows Johnston’s copy from “The Beeches” | |
| 1918 | Georgina’s Service Stars | 312 | Gossett & Dunlap | we have Annie Fellows Johnston’s copy from “The Beeches” blue cover and green cover editions | |
| 1918 | The Story of the Red Cross | 85 | LC Page Boston | excerpt from Little Colonel’s Hero 1902 | (Little Colonel) |
| 1918 | The Little Man in Motley | 37 | LC Page Boston | from a short story in McClure’s 1899 (which we also have here), 2nd copyright 1911 | Cosy Corner |
| Year |
Title |
# pages | Publisher |
Notes |
Series |
| 1919 | It Was the Road to Jericho | Britton Publishing | |||
| 1922 | Road of the Loving Heart | 77 | LC Page Boston | Jewel Series | |
| 1929 | The Land of the Little Colonel | 133 | LC Page Boston | we have a copy autographed by AFJ, to Lilly (friend) red cover, and green cover edition | Little Colonel |
| 1931 | The Little Colonel Stories, Second Series | 276 | LC Page Boston | compilation from Hero, Ole Mammy and Dago (Three Tremonts) | Little Colonel |
| 1934 | For Pierre’s Sake | 200 | LC Page Boston | posthumous compilation of unpublished stories in progress | |
| 1935 | Shirley Temple Captain January & The Little Colonel photoplay edition | 88 & 93 | Random House | with movie illustrations | Shirley Temple |
| 1935 | Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel photoplay edition | Saalfield, NY | with movie illustrations | Shirley Temple | |
| 1935 | Shirley Temple Little Colonel edition | Random House | with movie illustrations | Shirley Temple |
