Anne Douglas Sedgwick

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Anne Douglas Sedgwick


Born
in Englewood, New Jersey , The United States
March 28, 1873

Died
July 19, 1935

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Anne Douglas Sedgwick (28 March 1873 – 19 July 1935) was an American-born British writer. The daughter of a businessman, she was born in Englewood, New Jersey but at age nine her family moved to London. Although she made return visits to the United States, she lived in England for the remainder of her life.
In 1908, she married the British essayist and journalist, Basil de Sélincourt. During World War I she and her husband were volunteer workers in hospitals and orphanages in France.
Her novels explored the contrast in values between Americans and Europeans. Her best-selling novel Tante was made into a 1919 film, The Impossible Woman and The Little French Girl into a 1925 film of the same name. In 1931, she was elected to the United States Na
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Average rating: 3.78 · 109 ratings · 27 reviews · 51 distinct works
The Little French Girl

4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1924 — 34 editions
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A Childhood in Brittany Eig...

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3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1919 — 78 editions
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Tante (The Best Sellers of ...

3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000 — 79 editions
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Christmas Roses and Other S...

3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1920 — 55 editions
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A Fountain Sealed

4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1914 — 82 editions
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Franklin Winslow Kane

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Dark Hester

3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1929 — 15 editions
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Adrienne Toner: A Novel

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The Third Window

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1920 — 64 editions
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The Nest, The White Pagoda,...

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