![]() ![]() ![]() Eleanor Atkinson tried to get names correct, and to get across the atmosphere of the city. The story is very detailed, but the descriptions of the geography are sometimes wrong. It seems like she used the basic story and added parts from her own imagination. It was thought that Eleanor Atkinson didn't visit Edinburgh. ![]() Many details of the book, such as the details of the dog's master are wrong. New versions of the story copy some the story that Eleanor Atkinson wrote. This popular book told the well known story of the dog called Greyfriars Bobby. The story books were mostly love stories and the fact books were mostly educational books.Įleanor Atkinson is best known for her 1912 story book called Greyfriars Bobby. She wrote both story books and fact books. The Little Chronicle was an newspaper for young children with pictures. ![]() The Little Chronicle Publishing Company published some of her own work, other educational books and the Little Chronicle. She then became publisher of the Little Chronicle Publishing Company. She wrote for the Chicago Tribune under the name Nora Marks from 1888 to 1890. She taught in schools in both Indianapolis and Chicago. The couple had children called Dorothy Blake (b. She then married the author called Francis Blake Atkinson. She was born Eleanor Stackhouse in Rensselaer, Indiana. Atkinson in The New Student's Reference WorkĮleanor Stackhouse Atkinson (1863 – November 4, 1942) was an American author, journalist and teacher. ![]()
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