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Mary Jane Holmes

A bestselling and prolific American author who published 39 popular novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe (Wikipedia).

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Born 5 April 1825
Died 6 October 1907

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    First published in 1901 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The English orphans: or, A home in the New World

    First published in 1973 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Bessie's fortune: a novel

    First published in 1886 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1863 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1899 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Christmas font: a story for young folks

    First published in 1868 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: 'Lena Rivers

    First published in 1869 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1877 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Cousin Maude and Rosamond

    First published in 1860 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Abandoned Farm, and Connie's Mistake

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  • Cover of: Dora Deane: and Maggie Miller

    First published in 1900 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Family Pride or, Purified by Suffering

    First published in 2010 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Forrest house

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    First published in 1855 — 2 editions
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Born 5 April 1825
Died 6 October 1907

Subjects

Fiction, family life, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, romance, collections & anthologies, American fiction, Fiction, Fiction, general, Children and death, Christmas stories, Faith and family critical theory, Fiction, romance, general, Fiction, romance, historical, general, History, Juvenile literature, Knitting, patterns, Literature, history and criticism, Social life and customs, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Women authors, adoption, critical theory, redemption, romance, widow

Places

United States, Mostly New England, some in London

Time

19th century, Civil War,1861-1865, In the 1800s

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Alternative names

  • Mary Jane Hawes Holmes
  • Mary J. Holmes

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October 26, 2022 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
October 26, 2022 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
November 20, 2016 Edited by Jessamyn West merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import