Frances Elizabeth Barrow
Frances Elizabeth Barrow | |
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| Born | Frances Elizabeth Mease February 22, 1822 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | May 7, 1894 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) |
| Pen name | Aunt Fanny |
| Nickname | "Frankie Blue" |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Spouse |
James Barrow, Jr.
(m. 1841; died 1868) |
Frances Elizabeth Barrow (née Mease; pen name, Aunt Fanny; February 22, 1822 – May 7, 1894) was a 19th-century American children's writer and novelist. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she began writing books for children under the nom de plume "Aunt Fanny" in 1855. She authored a total of twenty-five books, some of which were translated in Europe, including Six Night Caps, Aunt Fanny's Story Book, and Take Heed. Barrow also wrote the novels, The Wife's Stratagem and The Letter G.