author
Mrs. (Pamela Chandler) Colman
1799–1865
A 19th-century American writer and editor of children’s books, she is best known for gentle story collections created for young readers. Her surviving works suggest a warm, moral style shaped by the world of early juvenile publishing.
1 Audiobook
The Pearl Story Book A Collection of Tales, Original and Selected
by Mrs. (Pamela Chandler) Colman
About the author
Pamela Chandler Colman, often published as Mrs. Colman, was born in 1799 and died in 1865. Catalog and library records connect her with several mid-19th-century children’s books, including Stories for Children: A Book for All Little Girls and Boys, The Pearl Story Book, and The Talisman of the Good Genius.
Her books were written for young readers and seem to have blended original pieces with selected or adapted material. The titles and surviving editions point to the kind of family reading that was popular in the 1800s: short tales meant to entertain, teach, and encourage kindness, good habits, and curiosity.
Reliable biographical detail about her life is limited in the sources easily available online, so much of her story now survives through library catalogs, digitized editions, and author listings rather than full modern biographies. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the pages reviewed.