Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic

Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic was a Croatian writer born on April 18, 1874, in Ogulin, Croatia. She was the daughter of a Croatian politician and grew up in a family that valued education and literature. Ivana was educated in Zagreb, where she studied literature, philosophy, and pedagogy.
Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic is best known for her collection of fairy tales, "Croatian Tales of Long Ago," which was published in 1916. The book is a collection of traditional Croatian folk tales that she had heard as a child. The stories are set in a magical world of witches, dragons, and talking animals, and they often have a moral lesson.
Apart from "Croatian Tales of Long Ago," Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic wrote several other books, including "The Brave Adventures of Lapitch," "The Magic of the City," and "The Diary of Little Anne." Her works were popular among children and adults alike and were translated into several languages.