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Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson
A writer and magazine editor who brought Boston settings and everyday childhood adventures to life, she is best remembered for warm, imaginative stories for young readers. Her books have a gentle, old-fashioned charm that still feels inviting.
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It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know
by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson
About the author
Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson was an American writer and magazine editor known for children's books and stories, many of them set in Boston. She was born on July 6, 1875, and wrote under the full name Elizabeth Meserole Rhodes Jackson.
Her work includes popular children's titles such as It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know and Beacon Hill Children. The stories she became known for often blend family life, local color, and a playful sense of imagination.
Jackson died on June 30, 1955. Today she is remembered mainly as an early 20th-century children's author whose fiction captured a distinctive Boston atmosphere for younger readers.