author

Mary Christiana Hofmann

b. 1884

A writer of practical early-20th-century entertainment guides, known for creating lively social games for parties and gatherings. Her surviving work has a cheerful, useful spirit that captures how people amused themselves before radio and television took over.

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Games for Everybody

Games for Everybody

by Mary Christiana Hofmann

Games for Everybody

Games for Everybody

by Mary Christiana Hofmann

About the author

Mary Christiana Hofmann was an American author remembered for Games for Everybody, a collection of party games preserved by Project Gutenberg. The book reflects a hands-on, upbeat style, offering activities for social events and group fun rather than literary fiction or memoir.

Very little biographical information about her was easy to confirm from reliable online sources during this search. Based on the available record, she appears to be a relatively obscure writer whose reputation now rests mainly on this practical guide to recreation.

That small surviving footprint is part of what makes her interesting today: her work gives modern readers a glimpse of everyday leisure and social customs from the early 1900s.