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L. K. (Leander K.) Lippincott
A 19th-century American publisher and children's writer, he is best remembered for story collections written with his wife, Sara Jane Lippincott, better known as Grace Greenwood. His name also appears in the history of children's publishing through The Little Pilgrim, a magazine issued in Philadelphia.
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Old Wonder-Eyes, and Other Stories for Children
by L. K. (Leander K.) Lippincott, Grace Greenwood
About the author
Leander K. Lippincott was a 19th-century American publisher and author whose work is closely tied to children's literature. Project Gutenberg lists books under his name, including Old Wonder-Eyes, and Other Stories for Children, a collection credited to "Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Lippincott," showing how closely his literary work overlapped with a family collaboration.
He was also connected with The Little Pilgrim, a children's magazine published in Philadelphia in the 1850s and 1860s. That magazine was published by Leander K. Lippincott and edited by his wife, Sara Jane Lippincott, who wrote under the pen name Grace Greenwood.
Because surviving biographical material on him is limited, he is often remembered less as a standalone literary celebrity and more as part of a lively 19th-century publishing partnership. Even so, his name remains attached to children's books and magazine publishing from that period, giving him a small but lasting place in American literary history.