author

J. H. (Jenny H.) Stickney

b. 1840

Best remembered as a 19th-century American writer and editor for young readers, she helped bring classic tales and schoolbook reading to generations of children. Her surviving works suggest a practical, accessible style shaped by education and adaptation rather than literary showiness.

1 Audiobook

Æsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers

Æsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers

by Aesop, J. H. (Jenny H.) Stickney

About the author

Jenny H. Stickney, sometimes listed as J. H. Stickney and identified in library records as born in 1840, was an American author and editor. Public-domain and library sources connect her with books for children and students, including A child's version of Æsop’s fables (1885), A Fourth Reader (1889), and Bird World (1898).

Her name is also linked with popular retellings and editions of classic works. Project Gutenberg lists her with editions of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales and notes the alias "Lansing, Jenny H. Stickney," suggesting her work may also appear under that form of the name.

The available record is fairly thin, so much about her life remains unclear. What does come through is a steady role in making literature, fables, and reading lessons approachable for young audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.