Mary Dow Brine

Mary Dow Brine (1838–1925) was an American poet, novelist, and lyricist. Her best-known poem is "Somebody's Mother," and her most noteworthy book was "My Boy and I or On the Road to Slumberland," an elegant book illustrated by Dora Wheeler and produced as part of a brief foray into publishing by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Personal life Brine was born in New York City to William and Caroline Northam. She had two sisters, Lucia Anna Northam (d. 1913) and Caroline Augusta Northam, an illustrator of children's books, whose work appears alongside Brine's from time to time.

She had a daughter, Carrie Louise Brine (d. 1900).

Publications

Bessie and Bee Bessie the Cash Girl Grandma's Attic Treasures Grandma's Memories (Dutton, 1888), with illustrations by Walter Paget Jack Little Lad Jamie Margaret Arnold's Christmas Mother's Song Sunshine Sunny Hours What Bobbie Was Good For. From Gold to Grey Memories of Home Thoughts and Fancies Poor Sallie and her Christmas and Other Stories The Doings of a Dear Little Couple How a Dear Little Couple Went Abroad Dan: A Story for Boys Little Miss Tippet and Other Stories Four Little Friends, or Papa's Daughters in Town Jingles and Joys for Wee Girls and Boys Christmas Rhymes and New Years Chimes The Little New Neighbor (Dutton, 1891), illustrated by Almira George Plympton