Background
Palmer Cox was born on April 28, 1840, in Granby, Province of Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Michael Cox, farmer, and pensioner of the English army, and Sarah (Miller) Cox.
162 Rue Cowie, Granby, QC J2G 3V3, Canada
Cox graduated from Granby Academy in 1858.
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The mischievous (and sometimes helpful) Brownies romp in rhyme at school, on bicycles, at lawn tennis, ballooning, in canoes, on the baseball field, in a circus, and on the Fourth of July and have many other exciting adventures.
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1887
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1888
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Like fairies and goblins, are imaginary little sprites, who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and heltjzl deeds. They zuo lf and sport while weary househohis sleep, and never allow themselves to be sem by mortal eves.
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1894
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Palmer Cox's Brownies were some of the most beloved and popular characters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Brownies, like fairies and goblins, are imaginary little sprites, who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. They work and play while weary households sleep, and never allow themselves to be seen by mortal eyes. Their meticulously illustrated adventures were beloved by generations of children and the young-at-heart. And now, for the first time, they appear in their very own coloring book - just for your coloring pleasure and enjoyment.
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1894
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1895
Palmer Cox was born on April 28, 1840, in Granby, Province of Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Michael Cox, farmer, and pensioner of the English army, and Sarah (Miller) Cox.
In 1858 Cox graduated from Granby Academy in Granby, Quebec, Canada.
From 1858 to 1869, Cox contributed cartoons, prose and poems to such publications as the Golden Era, the Alta California, and the San Francisco Examiner, The year he was Master of his Masonic lodge, 1874, he published his first book, "Squibs of California." The following year he moved to New York where he contributed to "Scribners" and other east coast periodicals. It was here that the first collection of his Brownie stories was published; "The Brownies, Their Book."
Although brownie-like figures appeared in three earlier stories, the first Brownies appeared February 1881 in The Battle of the Types, printed in Wide Awake. Their first story, The Brownies' Ride, appeared in the February 1883 issue of St. Nicholas. The Brownies appeared in two plays authored by Palmer Cox. The Brownies in Fairyland was published in book form in 1894 and produced by children's groups. The same year, Palmer Cox's Brownies opened November 12th at the Fourteenth Street Theater in New York, running for 100 performances before touring for five years.
Living in New York, visiting Europe and maintaining a studio in London, Palmer produced a steady stream of illustrations and poetry for St. Nicholas, Harper's Young People, Ladies' Home Journal, Scribner's Monthly, and others. By 1905 he had returned to Granby Quebec to build Brownie Castle, a large, seventeen room house with a four storied octagonal tower. He continued working, contributing to St. Nicholas, creating advertising campaigns and publishing an elementary school primer, among other projects. He published 25 books in all; 16 of them, Brownie books.
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1887(Like fairies and goblins, are imaginary little sprites, w...)
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1888Quotations: "Brownies, like fairies and goblins, are imaginary little spirits, who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. They work and sport while weary households sleep, and never allow themselves to be seen by mortal eyes."
Quotes from others about the person
“In creating the Brownies, he bestowed a priceless heritage on childhood.”
Cox was unmarried.