Fannie Ellsworth Newberry
Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1848 Monroe, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1942 (aged 93) Coldwater, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry (1848–1942) wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was The Wrestler of Philippi.[1]
Newberry was born in Monroe, Michigan, on May 7, 1848, the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Stone.[1] When Newberry was five, she moved to Chicago. She attended the Young Ladies Seminary of Monroe, Michigan. At age 17 she graduated from a school in Brookline, Massachusetts.[2] In August, 1867 she married attorney Frank D. Newberry (June 23, 1840 – December 28, 1912) of Rochester, Michigan, who died in San Jose, California.[3] They had four children: Max, Perry, Roy, and Grace. She died on January 24, 1942, aged 93, and is buried in Coldwater, Michigan.
Works
- Impress of a Gentlewoman (1891)
- Sara, a Princess (1892)
- The Odd One: A Story for Girls (1893)
- The Wrestler of Philippi: A Tale of the Early Christians (1896)
- A Son's Victory; a Story of the Land of the Honey-bee (c1897)
- Strange Conditions (1898)
- All Aboard (1898)
- Joyce's Investments (1899)
- Not for Profit
- Bubbles
- Mellicent Raymond
- The House of Hollister
- Bryen's Home
- The Young Housekeeper
References
- ^ a b Class of Sixty-Three Williams College Fortieth Year Report. Boston: Thomas Todd (printer). 1903.
- ^ Burke, Bridget Ellen (1909). Literature and Art Books (Book 5). Boston: Educational Publishing Company. pp. 15.
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- ^ May, George F. (compiler) (1965). "Michigan Civil War Monuments". Retrieved 30 Dec 2010.