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Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

American Children’s Writer

Children’s writer and humorist Mark Twain is a fixture in American literature. He was a humorous writer who created two famous characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He is also known for his travel book The Innocents Abroad.

Through his two most popular and loved novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain captured his boyhood escapades along the Mississippi River.

Read more — Mark Twain Biography

Children’s writer and humorist Mark Twain is a fixture in American literature. He was a humorous writer who created two famous characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He is also known for his travel book The Innocents Abroad.

Through his two most popular and loved novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain captured his boyhood escapades along the Mississippi River.

Mark Twain Books

• The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches, 1867
• The Innocents Abroad, 1869
• Roughing It, 1872
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884
• Pudd’nhead Wilson: A Tale, 1894 (or A Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson)

Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932)

Scottish Children’s Writer

Kenneth Grahame is the author of The Wind in the Willows, a great classic of children’s literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon, which was much later adapted into a Disney film.

Childhood of Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh on March 8, 1859. When he was five years old, his mother died of scarlet fever.

Read more — Kenneth Grahame Biography

Works by Kenneth Grahame

• Pagan Papers, 1893
• The Golden Age, 1895
• Dream Days, 1898
• The Wind in the Willows, 1908
• The Reluctant Dragon, 1938
• Bertie’s Escapade, 1949

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)

English-American Children’s Writer 

Burnett wrote some of the most loved and best-known classic children’s books, including Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. She also wrote novels and plays for adults.

Read more — Frances Hodgson Burnett

Works by Frances Hodgson Burnett

• That Lass o’ Lowrie’s, 1877
• Haworth’s, 1879
• Louisiana, 1880
• Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1886
• Editha’s Burglar, 1888
• The One I Knew Best of All, 1898, Memoir of her youth
• Piccino and Other Child Stories, 1894
• The Lady of Quality, 1896, Play
• A Little Princess, 1905
• The Secret Garden, 1911
• The Making of a Marchioness, 1911
• The Lost Prince, 1915
• The Head of the House of Coombe, 1922, published in Canada

J.M. Barrie

J.M. Barrie (1860-1937)
Scottish Children’s Writer, Novelist and Playwright

Scottish author J.M. Barrie is famous as a children’s writer, best known as the creator of Peter Pan, the much-loved fairy tale celebrating childhood, however, it was The Little Minister that brought him fame and money.

James Matthew Barrie was born on May 9, 1860 in Kirriemuir, Scotland. His family were handloom weavers. His upbringing was strict. Tragedy struck in the family when he was just a boy of six and his brother died.

Read more – J.M. Barrie Biography

L.M. Montgomery

L.M. Montgomery (1874-1942)
Canadian Children’s Writer Famous for Anne of Green Gables

Canadian children’s writer L.M. Montgomery is famous for classic novel Anne of Green Gables, which has become a favourite among young female readers worldwide.

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874, in Prince Edward Island, Canada. When she was two her mother died, and her father remarried and moved away,

Read more – L.M. Montgomery Biography

Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
English Children’s Writer, Mathematician, Clergyman, Photographer

Lewis Carroll was a 19th century English author of children’s stories and poems. He wrote one of the funniest and most famous of all children’s fantasy books, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with the sequel Through the Looking-Glass.

Early Life of Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who used the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire. He was an English author, mathematician and photographer.

Read more – Lewis Carroll Life and Works

Major Works by Lewis Carroll

• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
• Phantasmagoria and Other Poems, 1869
• Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, 1871
• The Hunting of the Snark, 1876
• Euclid and his Modern Rivals, 1879
• Rhyme? And Reason?, 1883
• Sylvie and Bruno (2 vols.), 1889-1893
• The Collected Verse, 1929, published after his death

C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) 
Irish Children’s Writer and Novelist

C.S. Lewis, British author and scholar, created one of the best-loved series of books for children in English literature, The Chronicles of Narnia. He applied his great intellect to English poetry and defense of Christianity.

Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. When he was nine years old, his mother died, and Lewis was sent away to boarding school.

Read more – C.S. Lewis Biography