Mary Stanbery Watts
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Mary Stanbery Watts (1868 - ? ) was an American
novelist.
She was born in Delaware County, Ohio
, and educated in Cincinnati
. Her work is characterized by frank, faithful, and sympathetic portrayal and interpretation of American life. Her first novel, The Tenants (1908), was followed by Nathan Burke (1910), an historical novel of the Mexican War; The Legacy (1911); Van Cleve (1913), set in the time of the Spanish-American War
; The Rise of Jennie Cushing (1915), applying a very modern touchstone
to moral values; The Rudder (1916).
United States
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novelist.
She was born in Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...
, and educated in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. Her work is characterized by frank, faithful, and sympathetic portrayal and interpretation of American life. Her first novel, The Tenants (1908), was followed by Nathan Burke (1910), an historical novel of the Mexican War; The Legacy (1911); Van Cleve (1913), set in the time of the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
; The Rise of Jennie Cushing (1915), applying a very modern touchstone
Shibboleth
A shibboleth is a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important...
to moral values; The Rudder (1916).