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Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry (1848–1942) wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was The Wrestler of Philippi.[1]

Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry
Born	(1848-05-07)May 7, 1848 Monroe, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 24, 1942(1942-01-24) (aged 93) Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality	American

Newberry was born in Monroe, Michigan on May 7, 1848, the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Stone.[1] When Newberry was five, she moved to Chicago. She attended the Young Ladies Seminary of Monroe, Michigan. At age 17 she graduated from a school in Brookline, Massachusetts.[2] In August, 1867 she married attorney Frank D. Newberry (June 23, 1840 – December 28, 1912) of Rochester, Michigan, who died in San Jose, California.[3] They had four children: Max, Perry, Roy, and Grace. She died on January 24, 1942 aged 93, and is buried in Coldwater, Michigan.

Works

• Impress of a Gentlewoman (1891)
• Sara, A Princess (1892)
• The Odd One: a Story for Girls (c1893)
• The Wrestler of Philippi: A tale of the early Christians (1896)
• A son's victory; a story of the land of the honey-bee (c1897)
• Strange conditions (1898)
• All Aboard (1898)
• Joyce's Investments (1899)
• Not For Profit
• Bubbles
• Mellicent Raymond
• The House of Hollister
• Bryen's Home
• The Young Housekeeper

References

External links

• Works by Fannie Ellsworth Newberry at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Fannie Ellsworth Newberry at Internet Archive
• Fannie Ellsworth Newberry at Find a Grave
• The Online Books Page (University of Pennsylvania)

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