author
A. E. (Alfred Edwin) Johnson
b. 1879
Known for lively early-20th-century books on art, illustration, and performance, this British writer also worked as a translator and reteller for younger readers. His surviving bibliography ranges from studies of popular artists to titles like The Russian Ballet and Old-Time Stories.
2 Audiobooks
Frank Reynolds, R.I.
by A. E. (Alfred Edwin) Johnson
The Russian Ballet
by A. E. (Alfred Edwin) Johnson
About the author
Alfred Edwin Johnson, born in 1879, was a British author whose published work shows a wide interest in visual art, design, and storytelling. Records for his books list him as A. E. Johnson, and public-domain library catalogs connect him with a varied body of work from the early 1900s.
His nonfiction includes books on artists and illustrators such as John Hassall and W. Heath Robinson, as well as The Russian Ballet, which introduced readers to one of the era's most exciting performance movements. He also appears as a translator and adaptor, including work connected with classic tales such as Old-Time Stories.
Reliable biographical details beyond his birth year are limited in the sources readily available here, so the picture that emerges is mainly through his publications. Even so, those works suggest a writer with a gift for presenting art and culture in an accessible, engaging way for general readers.