The New International Encyclopædia/Alden, Isabella McDonald

ALDEN, Mrs. Isabella McDonald (1841 — ). An American author, who writes under the pseudonym of "Pansy." She was born at Rochester, N. Y., and in 1866 was married to the Rev. Dr. G. R. Alden. In addition to much fiction for older readers, her works include the Pansy Books, a series of about sixty juvenile works. She edited the young folks' journal Pansy from 1873 until 1896, and has been on the editorial staff of the Christian Endeavor World, of Boston, and various other religious magazines of Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. Her works have been translated into many foreign languages.