author
Mildred Aldrich
1853–1928
A pioneering American journalist who traded Boston newsrooms for life in France, she became best known for vivid firsthand books about World War I near the Marne. Her writing brings together sharp reporting, personal witness, and a close feel for everyday life in wartime.
3 Audiobooks
On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes
by Mildred Aldrich
A Hilltop on the Marne Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914
by Mildred Aldrich
Told in a French Garden August, 1914
by Mildred Aldrich
About the author
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1853 and raised in Boston, Mildred Aldrich worked as a teacher before moving into journalism and editing. She wrote for Boston publications, later settled in Paris, and continued her career there as a writer, editor, and translator.
Aldrich is especially remembered for the books and letters she wrote during World War I after making her home in the French countryside near the Marne. Living close to the front gave her a rare civilian view of the conflict, and works such as A Hilltop on the Marne helped readers understand the war through daily experience rather than distant headlines.
Her long connection to France shaped both her life and her work, and she was recognized by the French government for helping soldiers and refugees. She died in 1928, leaving behind writing that blends memoir, reportage, and a strong sense of place.