Author. Mary moved with her parents in 1856 to Milford, Illinois, but the following year both parents died and she returned to Ohio to live with her grandparents and begin her education. She was educated at the Woman's college, in Granville, Ohio where she graduated in 1868.
After graduation she settled in Newburg, New York where she was employed by writing stories for the New York weekly papers and later for the magazines. Her earlier stories were for children and were published in "Wide Awake". She returned to Illinois in 1877 and settled in Hoopeston where she would later marry James Steele Catherwood.
She left Illinois for Indianapolis, but returned to Hoopeston in 1885. Her first great success in writing was achieved through a historical romance novel called "Romance of the Dollard," which told of events in Canadian history. Her last and most famous book was "Lazarre."
She also published short stories in a volume entitled "Queen of the Swamp," where she wrote of country life in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois and published short stories in Lippincott's Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Atlantic Monthly.
After graduation she settled in Newburg, New York where she was employed by writing stories for the New York weekly papers and later for the magazines. Her earlier stories were for children and were published in "Wide Awake". She returned to Illinois in 1877 and settled in Hoopeston where she would later marry James Steele Catherwood.
She left Illinois for Indianapolis, but returned to Hoopeston in 1885. Her first great success in writing was achieved through a historical romance novel called "Romance of the Dollard," which told of events in Canadian history. Her last and most famous book was "Lazarre."
She also published short stories in a volume entitled "Queen of the Swamp," where she wrote of country life in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois and published short stories in Lippincott's Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Atlantic Monthly.
Author. Mary moved with her parents in 1856 to Milford, Illinois, but the following year both parents died and she returned to Ohio to live with her grandparents and begin her education. She was educated at the Woman's college, in Granville, Ohio where she graduated in 1868.
After graduation she settled in Newburg, New York where she was employed by writing stories for the New York weekly papers and later for the magazines. Her earlier stories were for children and were published in "Wide Awake". She returned to Illinois in 1877 and settled in Hoopeston where she would later marry James Steele Catherwood.
She left Illinois for Indianapolis, but returned to Hoopeston in 1885. Her first great success in writing was achieved through a historical romance novel called "Romance of the Dollard," which told of events in Canadian history. Her last and most famous book was "Lazarre."
She also published short stories in a volume entitled "Queen of the Swamp," where she wrote of country life in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois and published short stories in Lippincott's Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Atlantic Monthly.
After graduation she settled in Newburg, New York where she was employed by writing stories for the New York weekly papers and later for the magazines. Her earlier stories were for children and were published in "Wide Awake". She returned to Illinois in 1877 and settled in Hoopeston where she would later marry James Steele Catherwood.
She left Illinois for Indianapolis, but returned to Hoopeston in 1885. Her first great success in writing was achieved through a historical romance novel called "Romance of the Dollard," which told of events in Canadian history. Her last and most famous book was "Lazarre."
She also published short stories in a volume entitled "Queen of the Swamp," where she wrote of country life in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois and published short stories in Lippincott's Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Atlantic Monthly.
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