INTRODUCTION TO THE
PROJECT GUTENBERG EDITION
These days the name of Kate Douglas Wiggin is virtually unknown.
But if one mentions the title "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," recognition
(at least in America) is instant. Everyone has heard of Rebecca; her story
has been in print continuously since it was first published in 1903. It is
certainly Mrs. Wiggin\'s most famous book, and the only one of her many
books that is still in print. Everything else she wrote has slipped into
complete obscurity. Occasionally in an antique shop, one may still find a
copy of her immensely popular seasonal book, "The Birds\' Christmas
Carol", but that is about the extent of what is readily available, even
second-hand.