Susan Bogert Warner

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Susan Bogert Warner


Born
in New York City, The United States
July 11, 1819

Died
March 17, 1885

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Born in 1819 in New York City, American novelist and children's author Susan Bogert Warner was the daughter of lawyer Henry Warner, and his wife, Anna Bartlett. Her early life was one of wealth and privilege, until her father lost his money in the Panic of 1837, and the family were forced to sell their home in St. Mark's Place (NYC), and move to a farmhouse they owned on Constitution Island, near West Point, NY.

Warner and her sister, Anna Bartlett Warner (author of the well-known children's hymn, Jesus Loves Me, This I Know), began writing in 1849, in order to improve their family's financial situation. Their work, for both children and adults, was largely evangelical. Susan Bogert Warner is primarily remembered for her debut novel, The Wid
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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,447 ratings · 138 reviews · 115 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Wide, Wide World

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3.54 avg rating — 750 ratings — published 1850 — 314 editions
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Queechy

4.25 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1852 — 124 editions
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The Wide Wide World, Volume...

4.20 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions
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Diana

4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2007 — 55 editions
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Daisy

4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1868
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Nobody

4.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1882 — 7 editions
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A Letter of Credit

4.16 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2007 — 54 editions
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Daisy in the Field

3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1869 — 73 editions
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A Red Wallflower

4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1884
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The Wide Wide World, Volume...

4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 25 editions
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“They stopped next at a bookstore. "Oh, what a delicious smell of new books!" said Ellen, as they entered. "Mamma, if it wasn't for one thing, I should say I never was so happy in my life.”
Susan Warner

“My dear little daughter,” said he, “you cannot be so glad to come back as my arms and my heart will be to receive you.”
Susan Warner, The Wide Wide World

“One of Joan’s favorites was a quote from Thoreau: “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to lead a life which he has imagined, he will meet a success unexpected in common hours.”
Susan Warner, Sole Sisters: Stories of Women and Running

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