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W. T. (William Trowbridge) Larned
Best known for retelling classic fairy tales for young readers, this American writer and editor moved easily between journalism, stage adaptation, and storybook publishing. His work helped bring French and Native American tales to English-speaking children in the early 20th century.
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American Indian Fairy Tales
by W. T. (William Trowbridge) Larned
About the author
William Trowbridge Larned was an American author, editor, and newspaper man born in St. Louis in 1865. Sources consistently connect him with early 20th-century fairy-tale publishing, and several library and reference records note that he also worked in journalism, including as a night editor for the St. Louis Republic.
He is especially associated with collections such as Fairy Tales from France and American Indian Fairy Tales, books that introduced younger readers to traditional stories in a lively, accessible style. His career also appears to have reached into the theater: archival and memorial records credit him with adapting The Devil by Ferenc Molnár for George Arliss.
Larned died in 1928. While he is not widely remembered today, his books still circulate through libraries, archives, and public-domain collections, where he remains of interest to readers of classic children's literature and folklore.