Godey's Lady's Book

Selected Fiction

Godey and Hale repeatedly used the work of several favorite authors. Some of these are listed in a Table of Works by Selected Authors which includes publication volume, date, and number of columns for their works.

Full Texts Available:

Alice B. Neal: The Milliner's Dream; or, the Wedding-Bonnet July, 1855. pp. 29-32.

Alice B. Neal: Finding the Leak, January, 1857. pp. 30-34.
Alice B. Neal: Gift-Making, November, 1857, pp. 421-427
These are the first and eleventh stories in a twelve-part series featuring the Coopers, a young couple of New York. Written in Neal's engagingly frank style, it draws heavily from her own life.

Virginia De Forrest: Health and Happiness November, 1855, pp. 399-401.

Synopses for the following stories are available:

T. S. Arthur:

• The Old Time Grandfather (April, 1857)
  
• A Nervous Wife and How She Was Cured (May 1857)
  
• Smiles From Home (January, 1858)
  
• A Tale for the Times (June, 1858)
  
• Shattered by the First Storm (August, 1858)
  

Alice B. Neal:

• The Milliner's Dream; or, The Wedding-Bonnet (July, 1855)
  
• Motes and Beams (August, 1855)
  
• Paying Tithes (October, 1855)
  
• The Furnished House (November, December, 1855)
  
• The Tapestry Carpet; or, Mr. Pinkney's Shopping (January, 1856)

Created and copyright by Hope Greenberg. Last updated: April 2000.