1898. Annie Fellows Johnston was a celebrated author of children's and juvenile fiction. She is best known for the Little Colonel series, a semi- biographical opus of 13 novels dealing with the aristocracy of old Kentucky, particularly the story of a young girl, who came to be known as the little Colonel because of her bully mannerisms. Contents: In the Pear-Tree; A New Fairy Tale; Behind the Great Gate; A Letter and Meeting; A Thanksgiving Barbecue; Joyce Plays Ghost; Old Number Thirty-One; Christmas Plans and an Accident; A Great Discovery; and Christmas. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.