July 24, 1924

Palmer Cox (April 28, 1840 to July 24, 1924) was a Canadian writer. He went to California as a youth, and then to New York, where in 1875 he focused on writing children's books, which he also illustrated on occasion, and humorous pieces. This we learned from his Who's Who article.

Squibs of Everyday Life, 1874;
How Columbus found America, 1878;
The Brownies, their Book, 1887;
Queer People with Wings and Stings, 1888;
Brownies around the World, 1894;
The Brownies in Fairyland, a musical cantata, 1894;
Queer People with Paws, Claws, Wings, Stings, and Others Without Either: Goblins, Giants, Merrymen and Monarchs, Stories of Their Mischievous Pranks and Humorous Doings, (1894)

These are just a few titles. He wrote a lot about brownies, which are little people, in an era where this was very popular. Here is a cartoon he did.

There is something harsh about this cartoon, but it may just represent an era before children were protected from certain realities. Palmer Cox died rich, in Quebec.