Children's Authors
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born on
November 29th, 1832. She passed away
March 6th, 1888, at the age of 56 years.
She had a difficult but successful
life as a writer. If you'd like to
read more about her life, I would recommend
"Invincible Louisa" by Cornelia Meigs.
Louisa wrote Little Women, Little
Men, An Old-fashioned Girl, Eight Cousins,
Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, and Jo's Boys.
She also wrote other books, but
these are the most popular ones,
and after 100 years are still in print.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote one
of my
favourite children's books, "The Secret Garden".
I have no details about her life at the moment.
"The Secret Garden" was first published in 1911, over 90 years ago, and it
is still very popular today. Movies and recent videos tell the story
of selfish and contrary Mary Lennox, born in India and orphaned at 9 years.
Mary's adventures at Misselthwaite
Manor in a strange part of the Yorkshire moors,
living with her odd uncle, Archibald Craven and discovering secrets behind
locked doors, make a compelling read, even if you are an adult.
Frances also wrote "A Little Princess", among others.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery, known as
Maud, was born in New London, (formerly Clifton) Prince Edward Island,
on November 30, 1874. She loved to write from an early age, and filled volumes
of journals with lovely
descriptions of her early life on PEI, which has always made me long to visit
that small island on the
Eastern coast of Canada.
I first read "Anne of Green Gables" in 1973, when I was a lonely teenager in a
large high school, without friends,
until I discovered Anne and her escapades. LM Montgomery has a way with words,
and the Anne books are still
my favourite books ever written.
Anne of Green Gables turns 100 in 2008! The first edition was published in June 1908, by the Boston Co.
J. K. Rowling
Please visit this author's
website:
(A magical place!)