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Erle Elsworth Clippinger

1875–1939

A longtime educator and anthologist, he helped shape how young readers and teachers approached classic stories, folklore, and children’s verse in the early 20th century. His books reflect a practical love of literature and a strong interest in making it accessible in the classroom.

1 Audiobook

Children's Literature

Children's Literature

by Erle Elsworth Clippinger, Charles Madison Curry

About the author

Born in 1875 and died in 1939, Erle Elsworth Clippinger is best remembered as an American educator, editor, and compiler of literature for schools and young readers. His name appears on a wide range of collections and instructional books, including work connected to children’s literature, reading, and classroom anthologies.

Clippinger’s career seems to have centered on bringing established stories and poems to students in clear, usable forms. Rather than being known mainly for a single novel, he is associated with edited volumes and teaching texts that helped introduce generations of readers to traditional tales and literary selections.

Today, he is most likely to be encountered through library records and digitized editions of his books, which preserve his role in early 20th-century literary education.