Auteur: Frederick Whishaw

Frederick Whishaw (1854 – 1934) was a British novelist, historian, poet, and musician born in Russia. He also was a famous author of children »s fiction at the turn of the 20th century. He spent his early years in Britain and first visited Russia at the age of 16. That visit made a strong impression and caused mixed feelings, which shaped the tone of his works. Whishaw was also one of the first translators of Fyodor Dostoevsky and set many of his own stories in Czarist Russia.