Harriett Lothrop

Harriett M. Stone Lothrop
Circa 1897
Circa 1897
BornHarriett Mulford Stone
(1844-06-22)June 22, 1844
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedAugust 2, 1924(1924-08-02) (aged 80)
Pen nameMargaret Sidney
OccupationWriter
EducationMiss Dutton's School, Grove Hall, New Haven (1862)
GenreChildren's fiction
Notable worksFive Little Peppers and 11 sequels
SpouseDaniel Lothrop
ChildrenMargaret Lothrop (daughter, b. circa 1883)

Harriett Lothrop was an American author also known by her pseudonym Margaret Sidney (June 22, 1844 – August 2, 1924). In addition to writing popular children's stories, she ran her husband Daniel Lothrop's publishing company after his death. After they bought The Wayside country house, they worked hard to make it a center of literary life.[1]

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol 8 (1898) James T. White & Co., New York.