Timeline
Lifetime:
1831 -
1905
Passed: ≈
120 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Mary Mapes Dodge
Books by Mary Mapes Dodge
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
Adventure
Fiction
Novel
Children's Literature
Family
Children
Poverty
Kindness
Friendship
Honesty
Race
Hope
Perseverance
Skating
Netherlands
Industry
Holland
Silver Skates
Mary Mapes Dodge created an instant bestseller with "Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates." She wanted the book to be partly a book of travels and partly a domestic story. It is a tale written for children that adults also find interesting and uplifting...
Irvington Stories
Adventure
Fiction
Children's Literature
Family
Christmas
Morality
Adventure
Children's Literature
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
Friendship
Civil War
Native American
Historical Events
Indian tales
''Irvington Stories'' is a collection of eight short stories written for children by Mary Mapes Dodge, best known for her novel ''Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates''. These stories, originally written to entertain Dodge's own children, offer a glim...