Abbie Farwell Brown

Born in Boston on August 21, 1871, she built a varied writing career that included children's stories, poetry, plays, and lyrics. She studied in Boston and later at Radcliffe College, and she spent much of her life connected to the literary world of New England.

She is especially remembered for books for young readers, including The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts, In the Days of Giants, The Lonesomest Doll, and several collections of verse for children. She also published poetry for adults, though her children's writing became the most lasting part of her reputation.

Brown died on March 5, 1927. Her work still has an inviting, old-fashioned charm, with a voice that feels playful, kind, and deeply at home in the world of stories.