Worldly Story Explorers
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Every adapted-classic author whose stories live on Worldly. Click any portrait to read their kid-friendly bio.

Portrait of Aesop
Aesop
c. 620–564 BCE
The fable-teller of ancient Greece
Portrait of Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
1832–1888
The writer of Little Women
Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
1805–1875
The original fairy tale writer
Portrait of J.M. Barrie
J.M. Barrie
1860–1937
The writer of Peter Pan
Portrait of L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
1856–1919
The man who built the land of Oz
Portrait of Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett
1849–1924
The writer who believed in hidden, magical places
Portrait of Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
1832–1898
The math teacher who made up Wonderland
Portrait of Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en
c. 1500–1582
The writer behind the Monkey King
Portrait of Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
The queen of mystery
Portrait of Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane
1871–1900
The young writer who imagined war
Portrait of Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe
1660–1731
The reporter who wrote the first English novel
Portrait of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
1812–1870
The voice of Victorian England
Portrait of Mary Mapes Dodge
Mary Mapes Dodge
1831–1905
The editor who shaped children's magazines
Portrait of Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
1859–1930
The doctor who created Sherlock Holmes
Portrait of Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
1802–1870
The man behind the Three Musketeers
Portrait of Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame
1859–1932
The banker who wrote about a singing toad
Portrait of The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm
1785–1863 & 1786–1859
The collectors of the fairy tales
Portrait of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
1802–1885
The giant of French literature
Portrait of Washington Irving
Washington Irving
1783–1859
America's first professional writer
Portrait of Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
1865–1936
The writer who brought the jungle to life
Portrait of Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux
1868–1927
The man who invented the Phantom
Portrait of Jack London
Jack London
1876–1916
The man who wrote the wild
Portrait of A.A. Milne
A.A. Milne
1882–1956
The dad who wrote Pooh Bear
Portrait of L.M. Montgomery
L.M. Montgomery
1874–1942
The writer of Green Gables
Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
1809–1849
The inventor of the detective story
Portrait of Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor H. Porter
1868–1920
The writer of Pollyanna
Portrait of Howard Pyle
Howard Pyle
1853–1911
The man who drew pirates
Portrait of Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
1771–1832
The inventor of the historical novel
Portrait of Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell
1820–1878
The writer of Black Beauty
Portrait of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
1564–1616
The Bard of Avon
Portrait of Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
1797–1851
The teen who invented Frankenstein
Portrait of Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri
1827–1901
The writer of Heidi
Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850–1894
The man who invented pirates as we know them
Portrait of Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
1847–1912
The Irishman who wrote Dracula
Portrait of Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
1667–1745
Inventor of Lilliput
Portrait of Mark Twain
Mark Twain
1835–1910
The river-pilot who wrote America
Portrait of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
1828–1905
The writer who imagined the future
Portrait of H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells
1866–1946
The writer who imagined tomorrow
Portrait of Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin
1856–1923
The teacher who wrote Rebecca
Portrait of Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
1897–1975
The writer of small-town America
Portrait of Johann David Wyss
Johann David Wyss
1743–1818
A father, his four sons, and one big adventure