Search results
Signature. Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge (January 26, 1831 – August 21, 1905) was an American children's author and editor, best known for her novel Hans Brinker. She was the recognized leader in juvenile literature for almost a third of the nineteenth century. [1]
Mary Mapes Dodge (born Jan. 26, 1831, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 21, 1905, Onteora Park, N.Y.) was an American author of children’s books and the first editor of St. Nicholas magazine. As the daughter of an inventor and scientist, Mapes grew up in an environment where such prominent men as William Cullen Bryant and Horace Greeley were ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Poet Mary Mapes Dodge was born into an academic family in New York, and was educated at home by tutors. At 20 she married a lawyer with whom she had two children. After her husband’s death seven years later, Dodge began her writing career to support her sons.Dodge’s most famous children’s novel,…
People also ask
Who is Mary Mapes Dodge?
Where is Mary Mapes Dodge buried?
Who wrote Mary Mapes Dodge?
Who was James Mapes Dodge?
Aug 21, 2015 · Mary Mapes Dodge, Author of Hans Brinker. Mary Mapes Dodge (January 26, 1831 – August 21, 1905) was an American writer and editor of children’s books and stories, best known for her novel Hans Brinker. Born Mary Elizabeth Mapes in New York City, she the daughter of a well-to-do family, and as such, she enjoyed a privileged education by ...
Works. Biography. PDF Cite Share. Mary Mapes Dodge was born on January 26, 1830, in New York City, the second of six children of James Mapes and Sophia Furman Mapes, descendants of a long...
Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was an American children’s book author born in Newark, New Jersey. At the age of 28, she became a widow with two young children. Determined to support her family, she began writing children’s stories, which she first read her stories to her own children.
Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge was an American children's author and editor, best known for her novel Hans Brinker. She was the recognized leader in juvenile literature for almost a third of the nineteenth century.
