Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land, and Other Stories

Sophie May Farman

A little-known 19th-century children's writer, remembered today for helping create a festive Santa Claus adventure full of imagination and old-fashioned charm. Her surviving public record is sparse, which gives her work an air of literary mystery.

Ella Farman Pratt

1837–1907

A lively voice in 19th-century children’s literature, she helped shape what young readers found on the page as both a storyteller and a magazine editor. She is especially remembered for leading the popular magazine Wide Awake for many years.