Horace E. Scudder (1838 - 1902)

Horace Elisha Scudder (October 16, 1838 – January 11, 1902) was a prolific American man of letters and editor. He is now best known for his children's books and the editorship he held of The Atlantic Monthly. He published the Bodley Books (1875–87) and was also an essayist, and produced large quantities of journalism that was printed anonymously. He was a correspondent of Hans Christian Andersen and biographer of James Russell Lowell. He edited also The Riverside Magazine.