Mary Mapes Dodge wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Mary Mapes Dodge as American children's writer (1831-1905).
Mary Mapes Dodge was born at New York City in 1831. Her recorded nationality is United States.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
She worked as writer, novelist and children's writer.
The writing is recorded in English.
Her best-known work is Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates. Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Montyon Prize (1876).
That the work was written from United States matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Mary Mapes Dodge died in 1905, aged 74. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Montyon Prize — 1876
- Notable work: Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
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