F. Burge (Frances Burge) Griswold

Born on April 28, 1826, Frances Irene Burge Griswold was an American author who also wrote as F. Burge Griswold, F. Burge Smith, and Mrs. S. B. Phelps. She lived through much of the 19th century and died on November 11, 1900.

Her writing is associated with children's literature and religious or semi-religious fiction. Project Gutenberg lists The Elm Tree Tales and The Old Market-Cart among her available works, and other references describe her as a writer of Sunday-school stories.

Although she is not widely read today, her books offer a glimpse into the values, tone, and reading culture of her time. For listeners interested in older moral tales and forgotten women writers, her work opens a small but vivid window into 19th-century American publishing.