This 1896 collection of stories for young readers features the title storyupdating the fairy tale to New York City during the Gilded Age. It also includes Miss Delamars Understudy, The Editors Story, An Assisted Emigrant, and The Reporter Who Made Himself King.

Richard Harding Davis (18641916) was an American journalist, war correspondent, short-story writer, playwright, and novelist. He worked in politics as well as fashion. He is best known for his colorful firsthand accounts as a war correspondent in six wars including the Spanish-American War, the Greco-Turkish War, the Boer War, and World War I. His well-known works includeSoldiers of Fortune andGallegher and Other Stories.