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Author: Mary Johnston

Category: Historical

Published: 2014

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Mary Johnston (November 21, 1870 – May 9, 1936) was an American novelist and women\'s rights advocate from Virginia. She was one of America\'s best selling authors during her writing career and had three silent films adapted from her novels.The daughter of an American Civil War soldier who became a successful lawyer, Mary Johnston was born in the small town of Buchanan, Virginia. A small and frail girl, she was educated at home by family and tutors. She grew up with a love of books and was financially independent enough to devote herself to writing.