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A lost classic of children's nature writing, introduced and illustrated by beloved creator of The Lost Words, Jackie Morris This is the irresistible and entirely unique story of one little girl's desire to escape into the wilderness. Little Eepersip doesn't want to live in a house with doors and win... Read More about The House Without Windows

The House Without Windows is an imaginative child's name for the world of untouched nature - because that world is itself nothing but one clear window upon beauty, which is a child's reality. The romantic story, printed exactly as written by a nine-year-old girl, is a clear and delicate record of di... Read More about The House Without Windows

Born in 1914 into a literary family, Barbara Newhall Follett published her first novel with Alfred A. Knopf--THE HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS--when she was twelve. It was widely praised throughout the United States and Great Britain. Eleanor Farjeon, who composed the hymn "Morning Has Broken," wrote: "Thes... Read More about Barbara Newhall Follett: A Life in Letters

LOST ISLAND was Barbara Follett's third and last novel. It tells the story of Jane Carey, a young woman from Maine whose character and philosophy bear a striking similarity to her creator's. A lover of woods and mountains, Jane finds herself working in a dusty New York office during the early years ... Read More about Lost Island: Plus three stories and an afterword

A Fictional Romantic Novel: Lost Island is a romantic novel about escaping from New York City and into a voyage on a schooner toward the unknown sea. Jane Carey, who is the protagonist, finds love, a deserted island, and struggles with civilization, and yet on her mind is always the iridescent merry... Read More about Lost Island