Frances Browne was born in Donegal and was blinded by smallpox in infancy. Despite this setback, she earned a living as a writer while living in London, and contributed to the magazine Leisure Hour for 23 years.

 

This book features in the following series: Wordsworth Childrens Classics, Wordsworth Classics .

This book was published 1995 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd .

Frances Browne was born in Donegal and was blinded by smallpox in infancy. Despite this setback, she earned a living as a writer while living in London, and contributed to the magazine Leisure Hour for 23 years.