The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Wells, Carolyn

WELLS, Carolyn, American humorous writer: b. Rahway, N. J., about 1873. She took up literary work in 1895, and her many publications, which are chiefly for juvenile readers, include &ldquo;At the Sign of the Sphinx&rdquo; (1896); &ldquo;The Story of Betty&rdquo; (1899); &ldquo;Folly in Fairyland&rdquo; (1901); &ldquo;Eight Girls and a Dog&rdquo; (1902); &ldquo;The Pete and Polly Stories&rdquo; (1902); &ldquo;Rainy Day Diversions&rdquo; (1907); &ldquo;The Clue&rdquo; (1909); &ldquo;The Lovers' Baedecker&rdquo; (1912); &ldquo;The Maxwell Mystery&rdquo; (1913); &ldquo;Anybody but Anne&rdquo; (1914); &ldquo;Bride of a Moment&rdquo; (1916); &ldquo;Faulkner's Folly&rdquo; (1917); &ldquo;The Room with the Tassels&rdquo; (1918).