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b. 1869
Best known as a pen name used on children's books, this author is linked with charming retellings and storybooks from the early 20th century. The name appears on editions of tales such as The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen and other books for young readers.
Available catalog records suggest that Félicité Lefèvre was a pseudonym connected with children's author Margaret Melville Smith-Masters, who was born on July 29, 1867, and died in December 1941. LibriVox identifies Félicité Lefèvre as a pen name she sometimes used, especially for books aimed at younger audiences.
Under the name Félicité Lefèvre, a number of children's titles circulated in the early 1900s, including The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen. Library and public-domain listings show the name attached to fairy-tale retellings and simple storybooks, which helped keep these works available for later readers.
Because reliable biographical information under the pseudonym itself is limited, much of the personal story behind the name remains unclear. What does come through is a body of gentle, child-friendly writing that continued to be remembered through library catalogs, reprints, and volunteer-read editions.