Frances Little

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Frances Little
Born
Fannie Caldwell

(1863-11-22)November 22, 1863
Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 1941(1941-01-06) (aged 77)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationWriter

Frances Little (November 22, 1863 – January 6, 1941) was the pseudonym of American author Fannie Caldwell. Her first and most successful book, The Lady of the Decoration, was based on her experiences in Hiroshima, Japan, from 1902 to 1907.

Life

Fannie Caldwell was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky to Judge James Lafayette and Mary Lettia (Middleton) Caldwell on November 22, 1863.[1][2][3] Fannie received an education from Science Hill Academy.[3] Fannie and her husband, businessman James D. Macaulay, lived on South Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky.[4] Before becoming a writer she was a kindergarten teacher in Louisville from 1899 to 1902, but after her divorce she traveled abroad and became the "supervisor of normal classes, kindergartens, at Hiroshima, Japan, from 1902 to 1907."[1][3][5]

During her time in Japan, Caldwell wrote letters to her niece,

number 1 bestselling novel in the United States
for 1907. Caldwell rode the wave of American interest and support for Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, and supported the Japanese cause throughout.

Caldwell eventually returned to Kentucky, where she lectured on Japan and continued to write books after the success of The Lady of the Decoration.[3]

On January 6, 1941, Fannie passed away due to influenza at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.[2][3]

In December 2005, Project Gutenberg published the short story "Mr. Bamboo and the Honorable Little God, A Christmas Story" under Caldwell's married name of Fannie C. Macaulay.

Bibliography

  • The Lady of the Decoration (1906)
  • Little Sister Snow (1909)
  • The Lady and Sada San (1912)
  • Camp Jolly (1917)
  • House of the Misty Star (1915)
  • Jack and I in Lotus Land (1922)
  • Early American textiles (1931)

References

  1. ^ a b "Answers To Questions". The Courier-Journal. December 28, 1915.
  2. ^ a b Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Film 7020624:All Counties
  3. ^
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  4. OCLC 827777580
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  5. ^ Russell, Lindsay, ed. (1915). America to Japan ; a symposium of papers by representative citizens of the United States on the relations between Japan and America and on the common interests of the two countries. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 124.

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