Publisher's Synopsis
Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was an American children's writer and editor best known for her novel Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (1865). She took up writing and editing in 1859 having been left a widow with two young children, initially working with her father on two magazines. Following the success of a collection of stories a novel was solicited, resulting in Hans Brinker which was an instant bestseller. Later in life she was an associate editor of Hearth and Home, edited by Harriet Beecher Stowe, then became an editor in her own right with St Nicholas Magazine, one of the most successful children's magazines of the second half of the 19th century. This novel was first published in 1883.
