author
Mrs. C. M. Livingston
1832–1924
A 19th-century writer of children's stories and religious fiction, she was part of a remarkable family of authors that included her sister Isabella Macdonald Alden and her daughter Grace Livingston Hill. Her books and magazine pieces were written for young readers and families, with warmth, moral purpose, and a strong storytelling touch.
3 Audiobooks
Divers Women
by Pansy, Mrs. C. M. Livingston
The story of Puff
by Mrs. C. M. Livingston
Profiles
by Pansy, Mrs. C. M. Livingston
About the author
Born Marcia Macdonald in 1832, she published as Mrs. C. M. Livingston after marrying Rev. Charles Montgomery Livingston in 1855. She wrote children's books, short fiction, and a Christmas play, building a quiet but steady literary career in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
She is especially notable as part of a family deeply connected to American religious and juvenile literature. Her sister was the popular author Isabella Macdonald Alden, better known as Pansy, and her daughter was novelist Grace Livingston Hill. She also contributed regularly to The Pansy, the children's magazine edited by her sister.
Her work was aimed at young readers and home reading, often blending everyday life with Christian themes. Though she is less widely remembered than some of her relatives, her writing helped shape a family literary tradition that reached generations of readers.