author
Fanny E. (Fanny Eliza) Coe
1866–1956
Best known for gathering stories that were meant to be read aloud, this American writer and compiler created books filled with folktales, fairy tales, and lively reading selections for children. Her work has a warm, practical feel that reflects the world of classrooms, family reading, and early 20th-century storytelling.
1 Audiobook
The Book of Stories for the Story-teller
by Fanny E. (Fanny Eliza) Coe
About the author
Fanny Eliza Coe was an American author, editor, and compiler born in 1866 and died in 1956. Surviving catalog records connect her with a wide range of educational and literary books, showing a career centered on writing and assembling material for young readers.
She is especially associated with The Book of Stories for the Story-teller, a collection of tales for sharing aloud, and with other school and reader-style books such as Founders of Our Country, Heroes of Everyday Life, Makers of the Nation, and Our American Neighbors. Taken together, these titles suggest a writer deeply interested in history, citizenship, moral character, and the pleasures of storytelling.
Much of her work seems to have been designed to be useful as well as enjoyable: books for classrooms, family reading, and guided reading aloud. Even when biographical details are scarce, her bibliography leaves a clear impression of someone who helped shape what children read and heard in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.