Ruth McEnery Stuart

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Ruth McEnery Stuart


Born
in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana , The United States
January 01, 1856

Died
January 01, 1917


She was born Mary Routh McEnery Stuart, child of James and Mary Routh (Stirling) McEnery in Marksville, Louisiana. (She changed the spelling of her name to "Ruth" after she began her career in literature.) Stuart's true date of birth is not known with certainty.

Stuart first published in February 1888 in the New Princeton Review. She sold a second story to Harpers New Monthly Magazine shortly thereafter; in the early 1890s she moved to New York City. Stuart was active in her literary career from 1888 until 1917, producing some 75 works.Between 1891 and 1897 she produced "20 books, short stories, sketches, and reprinted verses she had originally published in magazines". She was known not just for her writing, but also for oral performances of
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Sonny: A Christmas Guest

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The River's Children An Idy...

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In Simpkinsville: Character...

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Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jin...

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George Washington Jones: A ...

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The Story of Babette: A Lit...

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The Woman's Exchange of Sim...

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