The New Student's Reference Work/Dodge, Mary Mapes

Dodge, Mary Mapes, an American writer for young people, was born at New York city in 1838. Her story of Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates, was very popular and gave her quite a reputation as a writer of stories. It was afterward published in England and France. She also wrote many magazine-articles and a book called Rhymes and Jingles. Two others of her books are Donald and Dorothy and Along the Way, the latter a collection of poems. For some time she was one of the editors of Hearth and Home, but became editor of St. Nicholas when it was founded, a position which she held until her death on Aug. 21, 1905.