Meade was voted most popular writer in 1898 by the readers of Girls' Realm and used some innovations in his boys' school stories which were later developed by Brazil.
"Nel 1898, Meade fu votato ""scrittore più popolare"" dalle lettrici di Girls' Realm, e apportò delle innovazioni nelle sue storie scolastiche per ragazzi che furono poi riprese e sviluppate da Brazil."