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Carolyn Wells

Born

in Rahway, New Jersey, The United States

June 18, 1862

Died

March 24, 1942

Genre

Humor, Mysteries, Children's Books

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Carolyn Wells was a prolific writer for over 40 years and was especially noted for her humor, and she was a frequent contributor of nonsense verse and whimsical pieces to such little magazines as Gelett Burgess' The Lark, the Chap Book, the Yellow Book, and the Philistine.

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Average rating: 3.56 · 5,028 ratings · 784 reviews · 944 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Clue (Fleming Stone #1) 3.46 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 1909 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Chain of Evidence (Fleming Stone #3) 3.42 avg rating — 336 ratings — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Bookshop 3.20 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 1936 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gold Bag (Fleming Stone #2) 3.49 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1911 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxwell Mystery 3.63 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1913 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raspberry Jam (Fleming Stone #11) 3.41 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1920 — 901 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patty Fairfield 3.91 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1901 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anybody but Anne (Fleming Stone #5) 3.51 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1914 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curved Blades (Fleming Stone #7) 3.78 avg rating — 93 ratings — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carolyn Wells Mystery MEGAPACK ®: 17 Classic Mysteries with Pennington Wise, Fleming Stone, & More! 3.85 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fleming Stone (61 books)
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3.48 avg rating — 272 ratings

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3.96 avg rating — 141 ratings

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Quotes by Carolyn Wells (?)

“The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry;
The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy;
The books that people talk about we never can recall;
And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.”
― Carolyn Wells

tags: on-books

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“Actions lie louder than words.”
― Carolyn Wells

tags: critics

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“Take care of your common sense, and your dignity will take care of itsself”
― Carolyn Wells, Patty At Home

tags: common-sense, dignity, patty-series

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