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Alden, Isabella Macdonald

author, was born Nov. 3, 1841, in Rochester, N. Y. In 1866 she was married to the Rev. G. R. Alden, and resides in Washington, D. C. Her books are peculiarly adapted to the use of the youth of this country; and most of them have been adopted in Sunday school libraries throughout the United States. She is author of a popular juvenile series called Pansy Books, embracing nearly sixty titles, most of which are adapted to the use of Sunday school libraries. Mrs. Alden has from the beginning been identified with the Chautauqua system of instruction, and also edits Pansy, a juvenile publication.