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Gladys Allen

A little-known children's writer from the early 20th century, best remembered for the novel Dig Here!, left behind a small but intriguing paper trail. Archival records suggest a connection to Baylor University, but clear biographical details remain scarce.

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Dig Here!

Dig Here!

by Gladys Allen

About the author

Gladys Allen appears to have been an American author of children's fiction whose best-known surviving work is Dig Here!, now available through Project Gutenberg.

Reliable biographical information about her is limited. An archival listing for the "Gladys Allen papers" at Baylor University indicates that enough material survived to preserve a record of her work, but the basic details of her life and career are not easy to confirm from widely available sources.

Because the published record is so thin, it is safest to remember her as one of the many early writers whose books outlasted their public biographies. Her work still offers a window into the tone and values of children's literature from an earlier era.