![]() ![]() However, doing the math, based on the stated ages of the other siblings and Jasper in HTG, Ben would be 21, Jasper 22, Joel 18, and Davie 16. No other ages of the Peppers or Jasper King are overtly stated. It is stated in the story that Phronsie is currently 13, and Polly is 20. The events in this story take place nine years after the events in Book 1 of this series, The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (“HTG”), which was published 11 years prior, in 1881. There are no automobiles, only horse-drawn carriages, and when the characters travel long distance, they take a train. This book was written in 1892 as a contemporary novel, and the fashions and social attitudes reflect that era. Entertaining, G-rated, classic children’s book ![]()
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