Alice Brown was born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. In 1876 she graduated from Robinson's Seminary in Exeter. For five years after that, she worked as a school teacher, and then moved to Boston, where she decided to devote herself completely to writing. At first she worked in Christian Register magazine, and since 1885 - in Youth's Companion. For many years it enjoyed great fame and reputation as a prolific author, but its popularity waned after the beginning of the 20th century. She published one book a year until 1935, when she withdrew from writing.
