Mary H. Foster

Mary H. Foster is known for Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology, a book published in 1901 with Mabel H. Cummings. The book was created as a simple introduction to Norse mythology for children, and its preface explains that it grew out of several years of telling myths to classes of children.

That teaching background gives Foster's writing its direct, welcoming tone. Instead of treating mythology as something distant or difficult, Asgard Stories presents the old northern tales in a form meant for both classroom use and home reading.

Little confirmed biographical information about Foster herself was easy to verify from reliable public sources, so her surviving reputation rests mainly on this book and its lasting appeal to readers interested in accessible retellings of Norse legend.