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Lover of children

An early anonymous writer whose books were created for young readers, this author is remembered through charming moral tales and educational works published under a pen name rather than a personal identity.

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A visit to the Bazaar

A visit to the Bazaar

by Lover of children

About the author

Published as "Lover of children," this author appears to have written or been credited with several older children's books, including A Friendly Letter to Little Children and The Little Warbler of the Cottage, and Her Dog Constant. Library catalogs and ebook records list the name as an author entry rather than identifying a confirmed real person behind it.

Because the works were issued under an anonymous or pseudonymous label, biographical details are very limited. The surviving record points less to a documented life story and more to a tradition of writing for children in a warm, improving, instructional style that was common in earlier English-language juvenile literature.