Clyde Brion Davis
(1894-1962) Writer, novelist.
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Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge
(1831-1905) Writer, novelist. Mary Mapes Dodge was born in New York City. She was editor of St. Nicholas Magazine, a magazine for children. She lived in Onteora Park, New York, in Yarrow Cottage, which she purchased in 1888; she died in Tannersville, New York, and the children of the community processed at her funereal.
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) Author of “Oliver Twist” and “A Christmas Carol.” Dickens gave his first public reading in the United States at a New York City theatre. on Dec. 2, 1867