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Elswyth Thane

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Elswyth Thane


Born
in Burlington, Iowa, The United States
May 16, 1900

Died
July 01, 1984

Genre


Thane is most famous for her "Williamsburg" series of historical fiction. The books cover several generations of a single family from the American Revolutionary War up to World War II. The action moves from Williamsburg in later books to England, New York City and Richmond, Virginia. ...more

Average rating: 4.28 · 6,934 ratings · 704 reviews · 41 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dawn's Early Light (William...

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4.26 avg rating — 1,667 ratings — published 1943 — 50 editions
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Yankee Stranger (Williamsbu...

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4.40 avg rating — 983 ratings — published 1944 — 57 editions
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Ever After (Williamsburg, #3)

4.39 avg rating — 701 ratings — published 1945 — 48 editions
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Tryst

4.24 avg rating — 698 ratings — published 1939 — 23 editions
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The Light Heart (Williamsbu...

4.39 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 1947 — 32 editions
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Kissing Kin (Williamsburg, #5)

4.21 avg rating — 561 ratings33 editions
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This Was Tomorrow (Williams...

4.32 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 1951 — 28 editions
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Homing (Williamsburg, #7)

4.31 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 1957 — 24 editions
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Queen's Folly

3.99 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1937 — 17 editions
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From This Day Forward

4.18 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1941 — 8 editions
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“A house you came to love was like a person, and loved you back, and then you belonged to it forever.”
Elswyth Thane, Ever After

“There, there," she said. "Don't take it so hard, Dee. Wars don't last forever. I know. I can remember...”
Elswyth Thane, Yankee Stranger

“It's nice to be loved for one's faults and not one's virtues!" "...Knowing that whatever you do or however badly you behave, he still feels the way he said just now." "But if people really love each other their faults don't matter," said Bracken..Dinah regarded him with large, serious eyes. "I wonder how many people could say that," she murmured.”
Elswyth Thane, Ever After

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