Mary Mapes Dodge

Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was an American children's writer and editor. She is best known for her novel Hans Brinker.

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1831 - 1905 - American - Children's writer - Hans Brinker

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Mary Mapes married the lawyer William Dodge at 20; at 27 she was widowed. Initially, she wrote to support herself, but she had great success with a collection of short stories, The Irvington Stories, and a novel was solicited. Dodge responded with Hans Brinker, an instant bestseller. Later in life she was an associate editor of Hearth and Home, edited by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She became an editor in her own right with the children's magazine St. Nicholas, for she was able to solicit stories from a number of well-known writers including Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, and Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Hearth and Home - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Mark Twain - Louisa May Alcott - Robert Louis Stevenson

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