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Frances Winwar

Born

in Taormina, Italy

May 03, 1900

Died

July 24, 1985

Genre

Biography, Fiction

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Frances Winwar (née Francesca Vinciguerra; 3 May 1900 – 24 July 1985), was a Sicilian-born American biographer, translator, fiction writer and antifascist activist.

Winwar was born Francesca Vinciguerra in Taormina, Sicily and came to the United States through Ellis Island in June 1907. Her pseudonym Winwar is an Anglicization of her birth name; she was required to change her name as a condition of publishing her first book. She was the daughter of Domenico Vinciguerra and the singer Giovanna Sciglio and after emigrating to the United States the family settled in New York. Winwar studied at Hunter College and Columbia University.

Winwar started her career at The Masses magazine at the age of 18. Following the publication of an essay in The Fr ...more

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Frances Winwar’s books

Average rating: 3.75 · 255 ratings · 46 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada by Frances Winwar, C. Walter Hodges (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1954 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo by Frances Winwar, David Stone (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1953 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Immortal Lovers: Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning 3.89 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1950 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Palace: A Life of Edgar Allan Poe 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1959 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Saint and the Devil; Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais, a Biographical Study in Good and Evil 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1948 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oscar Wilde and the Yellow Nineties 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1940 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth - The Romantic Story of Elizbeth Barrett Browning 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1957 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joan of Arc really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poor Splendid Wings: The Rossettis and Their Circle 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1933 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eagle and the Rock 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars