Elbridge Streeter Brooks (April 14, 1846 - January 7, 1902) was an American author, editor, and critic. He is chiefly remembered as an author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction for children, much of it on historical or patriotic subjects. His byline for most of his writing was Elbridge S. Brooks. Brooks took a job as a clerk with the publishing house of D. Appleton and Company in 1865, and continued working professionally for various publishers and magazines for the remainder of his life. He was employed by Ford and Company, Sheldon and Company and Henry Holt and Company in the early 1870s before joining E. Steiger and Company in 1876 as head of its English educational and subscription department.