Laura Ingalls Wilder

Anne Phillips (Kansas State University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Dates

Born 7 Feb 1867
Died 10 Feb 1957
Activity 1887-1957

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States

Activities

Primary

Children's/Young Adult writer

Resources

Laura Ingalls Wilder is revered for her “Little House” series of books for children in which she fictionalized her experiences as a child in a pioneer family. Over fifty years after her death, she remains one of America's favorite authors. Her books are included in school curricula and remain among the most often-circulated materials in American libraries, and the places where she lived have become popular tourist attractions. After having been translated into more than forty languages (including, following World War II, German and Japanese, in order to represent to the children of these nations the best aspects of American life), the Little House books continue to appeal to readers around the world. They have inspired numerous …

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Citation: Phillips, Anne. "Laura Ingalls Wilder". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 September 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4720, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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