Excerpt from Uncle, Peep, and I: A Child's Novel

During a summer ramble in Germany, while making some stay at delightful Dresden, I met a sweet-faced American lady, who looked scarcely older than her two fair young daughters, so fresh was her complexion, and who said to me, "I wish you would write something for our American children which would make them know and love you as we all have long known and loved you through your pen."

On my return to my Italian home, I thought over her obliging words, and one morning I awoke with the sketch presented to my mind of "Uncle, Peep, and I, " which I thought afforded scope for fulfilment of her wish.

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