Mary Louisa Molesworth (18391921) was an English writer of childrens stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth. She is best known as a writer of books for the young, such as Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She has been called "the Jane Austen of the nursery". Excerpt There must be somebody living over there, he said. I see smoke risingyou can hardly see it now, the light is growing so dim, but Im sure I did see it. There must be a little cottage there somewhere among the trees. Oh, how nice! exclaimed Maia. We must find it out. I wonder what sort of people live in itgnomes or woodspirits, perhaps? There couldnt be any real people in such a lonely place. Gnomes and woodspirits dont need cottages, and they dont make fires, replied Rollo.

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