Cornelia Meigs (1884–1973)
Auteur de Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
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Œuvres de Cornelia Meigs
A Critical History of Children's Literature: A Survey of Children's Books in English. Prepared in Four Parts (1953) 46 exemplaires
Glimpses of Louisa: A Centennial Sampling of the Best Short Stories (1968) — Directeur de publication — 30 exemplaires
Young Americans: How History Looked to Them While It Was In the Making, A Collection of Stories (1936) 15 exemplaires
Call of the Mountain 6 exemplaires
Rain on the roof 4 exemplaires
Las Naciones Unidas : personajes y acontecimientos 1 exemplaire
The Hill of Adventure 1 exemplaire
Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs (March 19,1991) 1 exemplaire
1939 FIRST EDITION WIND IN THE CHIMNEY CORNELIA MEIGS ILLUSTRATED [Hardcover] CORNELIA MEIGS 1 exemplaire
Island of Appledore, The (reprint from 1917) 1 exemplaire
Early Days with Invincible Louisa 1 exemplaire
Railroad West: A Novel 1 exemplaire
An Old-Fashioned Girl 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 05: In Your Own Backyard (1962) — Contributeur — 168 exemplaires
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 06: Harvest of Holidays (1900) — Contributeur — 152 exemplaires
Stories for girls — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Aldon, Adair
Meigs, Cornelia Lynde - Date de naissance
- 1884-12-06
- Date de décès
- 1973-09-10
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Rock Island, Illinois, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Havre De Grace, Maryland, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Davenport, Iowa, USA
Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Brandon, Vermont, USA - Études
- Bryn Mawr College (AB|1908)
- Professions
- professor
historian of children's literature
literary critic
writer of children's books - Prix et distinctions
- Newbery Medal 1934
Newbery Honor Medal 1922, 1928, 1933
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award - Courte biographie
- Cornelia Lynde Meigs was the fifth daughter of six children. She attended Bryn Mawr College and after graduating in 1908, she taught English at St. Katharine’s School in Davenport, Iowa, until 1913. While in Davenport, she wrote her first book, The Kingdom of the Winding Road, a collection of fairy tales. She frequently submitted short stories and plays for publication and wrote many of her books under the pseudonym Adair Aldon. In 1932, Meigs joined the faculty of the English department at Bryn Mawr, teaching English composition and creative writing until 1950 and eventually rising to the rank of full professor. She also served as a civilian employee of the U.S. War Department from 1942 to 1945.
Professor Meigs became an acknowledged authority on children’s literature, which was then becoming a new specialty. She wrote more than 40 books for young people, often with her students and nieces and nephews in mind. Her biography of Louisa May Alcott, Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women, received much critical acclaim. Prof. Meigs received numerous awards throughout her extensive writing career, including a Drama League prize in 1915 for her play The Steadfast Princess; three Newbery Honor Medals for her fiction; and the Newbery Medal for her Alcott biography.
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- Membres
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- Popularité
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- Évaluation
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- ISBN
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