Tudor Jenks

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Tudor Jenks

1857–1922

Best known for lively books for young readers, this American writer mixed storytelling with history, travel, and adventure. He also worked across journalism, editing, art, and law, which helps explain the wide range of his work.

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The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls Being the Adventures of Harry and Philip with Their Tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian Exposition

The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls Being the Adventures of Harry and Philip with Their Tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian Exposition

by Tudor Jenks

About the author

Born in Brooklyn on May 7, 1857, Tudor Storrs Jenks was an American writer, poet, artist, editor, journalist, and lawyer. He is chiefly remembered for the fiction and nonfiction he wrote for children and general readers, bringing an energetic, accessible style to subjects that ranged from fantasy to history.

Jenks wrote during a period when magazines and family reading had a huge place in everyday life, and his books often reflect that broad curiosity. Among his works are adventure and historical titles as well as imaginative collections for younger audiences, including Imaginotions; Truthless Tales.

He died on February 11, 1922, in Bronxville, New York. Today, he is remembered as a versatile late-19th- and early-20th-century author whose books aimed to entertain while opening doors to bigger worlds of knowledge and imagination.