Anya Seton
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born
January 23, 1904
died
November 08, 1990
gender
female
place of birth
New York, New York, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Anya Seton (January 23, 1904 (although the year is often misstated to be 1906 or 1916) - November 8, 1990) was the pen name of the American author of historical romances, Ann Seton.
Ann Seton was born in New York, New York, and died in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. She was the daughter of English-born naturalist and pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America, Ernest Thompson Seton and Grace Gallatin Seton. She is interred at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich.
Her historical novels were noted for how extensively she researched the historical facts, and some of them were best-sellers.[citation needed] Dragonwyck (1941) and Foxfire (1950) were both made into Hollywood films. Two of her books are classics in their genre and continue in...more
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Katherine by Anya Seton avg rating 4.18 — 1,929 ratings — published 1954 13 editions |
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Green Darkness by Anya Seton avg rating 3.88 — 650 ratings — published 1972 16 editions |
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Dragonwyck by Anya Seton avg rating 3.55 — 460 ratings — published 1941 12 editions |
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The Winthrop Woman: A Novel by Anya Seton avg rating 4.00 — 393 ratings — published 1958 11 editions |
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Avalon: A Novel by Anya Seton avg rating 3.71 — 309 ratings — published 1956 8 editions |
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Devil Water by Anya Seton avg rating 3.70 — 182 ratings — published 1961 13 editions |
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My Theodosia by Anya Seton avg rating 3.46 — 113 ratings — published 1941 10 editions |
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The Hearth and Eagle by Anya Seton avg rating 3.68 — 75 ratings — published 1948 8 editions |
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Foxfire by Anya Seton avg rating 3.39 — 74 ratings — published 1950 10 editions |
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The Turquoise (Coronet Books) by Anya Seton avg rating 3.61 — 62 ratings — published 1946 9 editions |
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"Truth is naturally universal...and shines into many different windows, though many are clouded."
— Anya Seton (Green Darkness)
— Anya Seton (Green Darkness)
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"There are many trails up the mountain, but in time they all reach the top."
— Anya Seton
— Anya Seton
"I am sure that no man asks mercy and grace with true meaning, but if mercy and grace have first been given him."
— Anya Seton (Katherine)
— Anya Seton (Katherine)
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