BLOG POSTS
Archives: Book Authors
Coolidge Susan
Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncy Woolsey (1835-1905), the creator of ‘What Katy Did’ and its four sequels. This ever-popular series was very influential on later books in the same genre.
Collodi Carlo
Carlo Collodi was the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini (1826-1890) who dismissed his own work, ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ as “childish twaddle”, little suspecting that, after his death, it would become one of the best-loved children’s stories ever written.
Burnett Frances Hodgson
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849 – 1924) was an English writer who spent much of her life in America. Her most popular book during her lifetime was ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’, but she is better remembered now for ‘The Little Princess’ and particularly ‘The Secret Garden’.
Baum L. Frank
L. Frank Baum (1856 – 1919) was an American writer and dramatist, who wrote on a part-time basis until he published ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ at the age of 44, at which time he retired to write on a full-time basis. In all he wrote a further thirteen ‘Oz’ books, and these works have been hugely popular ever since.
Barrie J.M.
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright now remembered for writing ‘Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up’, which first appeared as a play in 1904, and eventually as a book in 1928, with the rights being gifted to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Andersen Hans Christian
Few writers are as universally popular as Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). Using experiences from his own rather lonely life, he invented a form of fairy tales that was uniquely his, and which have been translated into over 150 languages.
Alcott Louisa May
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) grew up in Massachusetts, and her upbringing in a poor but happy environment gave her stories a strong autobiographical element. Wholesome without being condescending, her deceptively simple writing style made her works instantly popular, and so they have remained. ‘Little Women’ was her finest work, and was loved for its touching portrayal of American family life.
Aesop
Aesop lived approximately 620-564 B.C. and his fables have been in print in English since 1484. Although now considered as children’s stories, they are believed to have been written as thinly disguised social and political criticisms. Whatever their origins, the stories and their morals are very familiar to readers of all ages.
Woolf Virginia
(Adeline) Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer, whose innovative, experimental novels have had a lasting effect on the development of modern literature. Her books, such as ‘Mrs Dalloway’, ‘The Waves’ and ‘To the Lighthouse’, with their stream-of-consciousness structure, have led her to be recognised as one of the most significant writers of the twentieth century.