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Anya Seton

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born
January 23, 1904 in New York, New York, The United States

died
November 08, 1990

gender
female

genre
Literature & Fiction


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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 their popularity to the...more


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Average rating: 3.98 · 14,693 ratings · 1,511 reviews · 15 distinct works
Katherine
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 7,802 ratings — published 1953 — 27 editions
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Green Darkness
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,793 ratings — published 1972 — 16 editions
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The Winthrop Woman
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,257 ratings — published 1958 — 13 editions
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Dragonwyck
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,301 ratings — published 1944 — 15 editions
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Avalon
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 982 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions
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Devil Water
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 510 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions
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My Theodosia
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1941 — 6 editions
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The Hearth and Eagle
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1948 — 8 editions
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The Turquoise
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1946 — 11 editions
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Foxfire
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1950 — 8 editions
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Quotes by Anya Seton

“Truth is naturally universal...and shines into many different windows, though many are clouded.”
― Anya Seton, Green Darkness
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“Nay, it's not the Devil been leading her astray. It's books! That girl has been nothing but trouble ever since she learned how to read.”
― Anya Seton, The Winthrop Woman
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“There are many trails up the mountain, but in time they all reach the top.”
― Anya Seton
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