author
Louis Dodge
1870–1952
Best remembered for the children’s novel Bonnie May, this American writer moved from newspaper work into fiction and left behind a lively mix of novels, stories, and editorial writing. Born in Iowa in 1870, he was still being recognized decades later for the warmth and imagination of his books.
3 Audiobooks
Bonnie May
by Louis Dodge
Everychild : A story which the old may interpret to the young and which the young may interpret to the old
by Louis Dodge
Children of the desert
by Louis Dodge
About the author
Born in Burlington, Iowa, on September 27, 1870, Louis Dodge grew up around printing and journalism. Accounts of his career describe him working in his father’s printing business when he was young, and later building a life in newspapers before turning more fully to fiction.
He became known as an American author, editor, and compiler, and is often especially remembered for children’s books. Bonnie May, published in 1916, became his best-known title and was adapted into a silent film in 1920. Sources also describe him as a longtime newspaper writer and editor in St. Louis, which helps explain the direct, readable style associated with his work.
Dodge died in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 1952. Reliable sources available here confirm the main outline of his life and reputation, but I did not find a clearly verifiable portrait image from a trustworthy page with usable embedded photos, so the profile image is left blank.