author
Miriam Gaines
A little-known early 20th-century children’s author, she is remembered for a warm, old-fashioned Christmas story centered on family love and kindness. Her surviving public record is slim, which gives her work an air of quiet rediscovery.
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Grandfather's Love Pie
by Miriam Gaines
About the author
Miriam Gaines is known for Grandfather's Love Pie, a children's book published in 1913. The story has remained accessible through public-domain archives, including Project Gutenberg and the Library of Congress, which suggests that her reputation today rests mainly on this single surviving work.
Very little confirmed biographical information about her appears to be available in widely accessible sources. What can be said with confidence is that she wrote in the tradition of sentimental family fiction for young readers, with Grandfather's Love Pie reflecting the gentle, domestic storytelling style of its era.
Because reliable details about her life are scarce, her author profile is necessarily brief. Still, the continued preservation of her book has allowed modern readers to encounter a small but charming piece of early American children's literature.