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Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks
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Katy Redburn, a poor but determined girl, works to support her ailing mother and improve her circumstances in this nineteenth-century children's novel by Oliver Optic. It suits young readers and anyone interested in early American juvenile fiction.
Oliver Optic
William Taylor Adams, pseudonym Oliver Optic, was an academic, author, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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