Author : James Otis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781034094692
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (946 download)
Book Synopsis Toby Tyler; Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus (Esprios Classics) by : James Otis
Download or read book Toby Tyler; Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus (Esprios Classics) written by James Otis and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Otis Kaler (1848-1912) was an American journalist and author of children's literature. He used the pen name James Otis. He got a job with the Boston Journal when he was in his teens. Later, he went on to work as a journalist or editor for various newspapers, a superintendent at schools, and a publicity man at a circus. In 1880, under the pen name James Otis, he authored his first children's book, Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus, a story about an orphan who runs away to join the circus. Following the book's success he went on to author numerous other children's books. After spending several years in the southeastern states, he returned to Maine to become the first superintendent in South Portland.