Timeline
Lifetime:
1831 -
1905
Passed: ≈
119 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
A collection of 8 short stories for children, written by Mary Mapes Dodge, author of "Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates". This was her first book, and the stories were written to entertain her children. A Christmas story, tales of the Civil War, and...