Anna Robeson Brown
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Ann Robeson Brown | |
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| Born | May 26, 1873 |
| Died | September 10, 1941 (aged 68) |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Relatives | Henry Armitt Brown (father) Dorothy Burr Thompson (daughter) |
Anna Robeson Brown Burr (May 26, 1873 – September 10, 1941) was an American writer of novels, poetry, stories, essays, and biographies. Her The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study (1909), was the first book on the subject.
Brown was born in 1873,[1] to Josephine Baker and Henry Armitt Brown.[2] She was a descendant of Charles Brockden Brown, who was also a writer.[3]
Career
Her novels include: Alain of Halfdene (1895); The Black Lamb (1896); A Cosmopolitan Comedy (1899); The House of Pan: A Romance (1899); The Immortal Garland (1900); The Millionaire's Son (1903); Truth and a Woman (1903); The Wine Press (1905); The Jessop Bequest (1907); The House on Charles Street (1921); The Wrong Move: A Romance (1923); The Great House in the Park (1924); Palludia (1928); Wind in the East (1933);[4] and The Golden Quicksand: A Novel of Santa Fé (1936).
She also wrote non-fiction books, among them, The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study (1909), "the first book on the subject";[5] Religious Confessions and Confessants (1914);[6] The Portrait of a Banker: James Stillman, 1850-1918 (1927); and Weir Mitchell: His Life and Letters (1929).[7]
Brown also wrote for periodicals including Ladies' Home Journal, Godey's Magazine, Lippincott's Magazine, and St. Nicholas Magazine.[8][9][10]
