March 19 was the natal day of James Otis Kaler, pen name "James Otis" (1848-1912), author of some 200 books for young people, most notably (and relevantly, to us) Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks in the Circus (1880). There are a zillion editions of this time-honored kids' classic floating around the internet; we chose the […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:05AM on March 19, 2023