Ruth Ogden (Dec. 27, 1853–July 2, 1927)
[ was the pen name of Fannie Ogden Ide, a late 19th century American children's book author.
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Biography
Fannie Ogden was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1853 to Abigail (Murphy)[ Ogden and Jonathan Ogden, a merchant.][ Her much older brother ]Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
became a wealthy businessman.[ Educated in private schools, she married Charles W. Ide in 1875. They had a daughter, Alice.][
Under the pen name 'Ruth Ogden', she wrote popular children's books and also contributed stories and poems to magazines.][ Several of her books, such as ''A Loyal Little Red-Coat'' (1890) and ''Loyal Hearts and True'' (1899), are based in part on historical events.][ Critics often used the word "charming" to describe her books, and one critic praised her for "purity of tone, animation of spirit, and good English style".][
Her books were illustrated by F.C. Gordon, ]George T. Tobin
George Timothy Tobin (1864–May 6, 1956) was an American illustrator and artist.
Biography
Tobin was a native of Weybridge, Vermont, and later settled in New Rochelle, New York, where he was a founding member of the New Rochelle Art Associatio ...
, H.A. Ogden, and W. Rainey, among others.[
She died in Brooklyn in 1927.
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Quote
:Whether you happen to be four or five, or six, or seven, or even older than that, no doubt you know by this time that a great many things need to be learned in this world, everything, in fact, and never more things than at seven. At least, so thought little Tattine, and what troubled her the most was that some of the things seemed quite wrong, and yet no one was able to right them. (''Tattine'', opening sentences)
Books
*''His Little Royal Highness'' (1887)
*''A Loyal Little Red-Coat'' (1890)
*''A Little Queen of Hearts'' (1893)
*''Courage'' (1893)
*''Little Homespun'' (1897)
*''Tattine'' (1898)
*''Loyal Hearts and True'' (1899)
*''Friendship: The Good and Perfect Gift'' (1903; Christmas brochure)
*''Little Pierre and Big Peter'' (1915)
Notes and references
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1853 births
1927 deaths
American children's writers
19th-century American women writers
19th-century American writers
20th-century American writers
Writers from Brooklyn
Pseudonymous women writers
20th-century American women writers
19th-century pseudonymous writers
20th-century pseudonymous writers