MEIGS, Cornelia.

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  • Author(s): Imdieke, Sandra
  • Source:
    Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Letter M, p541-541. 1/3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Meigs, Cornelia; Authors; College teachers; Children's literature; Literature
    • Abstract:
      This article profiles Cornelia Meigs of Rock Island, Illinois. Meigs, an author and scholar, wrote fiction, biography, and scholarly works in the field of children's literature and was professor emerita at Bryn Mawr College. Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women (1933) is the biography of Louisa May Alcott. Meig's scholarly text A Critical History of Children's Literature: A Survey of Children's Books in English remains a classic resource for those studying the field of children's literature.