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Georgene Faulkner
1873–1958
A lively early-20th-century storyteller, she brought folk and fairy tales to young audiences on the page, on stage, and on records. Best remembered as “The Story Lady,” she helped turn storytelling into a public performance as well as a literary craft.
2 Audiobooks
The White Elephant, and Other Tales From India
by Georgene Faulkner
Christmas stories
by Georgene Faulkner
About the author
Georgene Faulkner was an American children's writer and storyteller born in Chicago in 1873. Sources describe her as a popular early-20th-century performer who was widely promoted as "The Story Lady", a name that captured the warm, theatrical style she brought to tales for children.
She studied at the School of Education at the University of Chicago, at a time when new ideas about childhood and teaching were gaining ground. Her career blended education and entertainment: she retold traditional stories, published children's books, and also recorded spoken performances, helping stories travel beyond the printed page.
Faulkner's work is closely linked with classic nursery tales and fairy stories, and her name appears on books and recordings preserved by the Library of Congress. She died in 1958, but she remains a fascinating figure from a period when storytelling was becoming a modern public art.