Abstract
Edward Stratemeyer’s firm was the largest publisher of American children’s literature during the early twentieth century. As such, it heavily influenced the lives of many of the country’s kids. And yet, an analysis of fan mail sent by young readers to this “fiction factory” reveals a more dynamic and mutually constitutive relationship between authors and US youth culture than many people have recognized. In addition, letters sent to series fiction authors and storybook characters provide historians with unique insight into the reception and reaction of children to their favorite reading material, as well as the perspective of children themselves on life during the era.
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