![]() ![]() In 1851 she married the lawyer William Dodge. She acquired a good education under private tutors. James Jay Mapes and Sophia Furman in New York City. Mary was born Mary Elizabeth Mapes to Prof. ![]() She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864). Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children.Īuthor and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone.įirst published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. "Gretel looked at her mother in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry." from Hans BrinkerĪ beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood. ![]()
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