author
Edith Gilman Brewster
1873–1960
A New England writer with a strong feel for local history, she is remembered for bringing early colonial life to young readers in a vivid, approachable way. Her best-known work, Some Three Hundred Years Ago, turns the past into a story full of place, atmosphere, and curiosity.
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Some Three Hundred Years Ago
by Edith Gilman Brewster
About the author
Born in Boston on April 1, 1873, Edith Gilman Brewster had deep family ties to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Archival and historical records connect her closely with that region, where she also worked as a kindergarten teacher and social worker.
She is best known for Some Three Hundred Years Ago, a historical story set in early New England and published in the 1920s. In its opening note to young readers, she explains that she wanted to imagine the lives of children living through the true events of the colonial period, especially in New Hampshire.
Brewster died in 1960. Though not widely known today, her work still appeals to readers who enjoy historical fiction rooted in local history and written with warmth for younger audiences.