Anne Burnett Malcolmson
(1910 - 2013)
Anne Burnett Malcolmson von Storch graduated from the John Burroughs School in St. Louis and received her AB degree from Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA. Immediately after World War II, she worked at the Central Intelligence Group, the precursor to the CIA.
Anne was a dedicated teacher and author. She taught at the Girls Latin School in Chicago, and then at the Potomac School in Washington, DC.
Anne was a prolific writer and re-teller of both American and English folk tales. Some of her books include “Yankee Doodles Cousins”, “Mister Stormalong”, “The Song of Robin Hood” and “Miracle Plays”. She also adapted stories by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Blake for middle school students, introducing many readers to these classic writers.
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Bibliography
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 7 (1962)
A collection of myths, epics and tall tales.
Thomas Bulfinch
Pádraic Colum
Edith Hamilton
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Anne Burnett Malcolmson
Et al
Walter Crane
Fritz Eichenberg
Robert McCloskey
Glen Rounds
Et al
Miracle Plays: Seven Medieval Plays for Modern Players (1959)
Seven miracle plays adapted for modern performance.
Read online at archive.org.