Jane Abbott

Born in Buffalo, New York, Jane Ludlow Drake Abbott was an American writer who published more than 35 books. She studied at Cornell University and began writing books for children when her own children were young.

Her early novels were especially popular with younger readers, particularly girls, but they were known for a wider family appeal as well. As her career continued, she also wrote adult novels, showing the same interest in relationships, home life, and personal change.

Archival material preserved at Boston University shows that her papers include manuscripts and other printed material, suggesting a long and active writing life. Some sources list her death as December 13, 1962, so the 1968 date sometimes attached to her name appears to be uncertain.