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Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes was born in Westborough, Massachusetts. In 1898 she moved with her family to Worcester, Massachusetts, where she was educated at the Bancroft School. Although vision problems impaired her studies, she thrived on creative writing assignments. In 1912, she graduated from Bradford Junior Academy. In 1918, she moved to Boston and worked as an editor at Houghton Mifflin Company. In 1926, her first novel, Oh Genteel Lady!, was published. That same year, she married, but was divorced in 1933.

Over the course of her career Forbes published 11 books, including the biography Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1942), which won the Pulitzer Prize for History, and the historical novel Johnny Tremain (1943), which won the 1944 Newbery Medal. She died in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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novelist (1891-1967)

Born 28 June 1891
Died 12 August 1967

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  • Cover of: Johnny Tremain: A Story Boston in Revolt
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  • Cover of: Paul Revere and the world he lived in
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    Cover of edition paulrevereworldh00forb Cover of edition paulrevereworldh0000forb_t5z6 Cover of edition paulrevereworldh00esth Cover of edition paulrevereworl00forb Cover of edition paulrevereworld00forb First published in 1942 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: A Mirror for Witches
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    Cover of edition mirrorforwitches00forb_0 Cover of edition mirrorforwitches00forb_1 Cover of edition mirrorforwitches00forb Cover of edition isbn_0440956641 First published in 1928 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: America's Paul Revere
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    Cover of edition americaspaulreve00forb First published in 1946 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Rainbow on the road
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    First published in 1954 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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    Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000paul Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00blai Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000walt Cover of edition bwb_O7-DCO-968 Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe_m8w1 First published in 1952 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: What happened in Salem?: Documents pertaining to the seventeenth-century witchcraft trials.
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  • Cover of: O genteel lady!
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    First published in 1926 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The General's Lady
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  • Cover of: The running of the tide
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  • Cover of: Anne Douglas Sedgwick: an interview, and appreciations by William Lyon Phelps [and others]
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  • Cover of: Johnny Tremain (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

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novelist (1891-1967)

Born 28 June 1891
Died 12 August 1967

Subjects

Fiction, History, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, American literature, Biography, Families, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Juvenile fiction, Mass Salem, Revere, paul, 1735-1818, Revere, paul, 1735-1818, juvenile literature, Statesmen, Study and teaching, Trials (Witchcraft), Witchcraft, American drama, Boston (Mass.), Boston (mass.), fiction, Boston Tea Party, 1773, Boys, fiction, Brothers and sisters, Buildings, structures, Children's fiction, Children's stories, Civilization

Places

Massachusetts, Salem (Mass.), United States, Boston (Mass.), Salem, Boston, Florida, Fountain of Youth, History, Missouri, New England, Saint Louis

People

Paul Revere (1735-1818), Amanda Wingfield, Anne Douglas Sedgwick (1873-1935), Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Esther Forbes, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Tom Wingfield, Widow Wycherley

Time

Revolution, 1775-1783, 1775-1783, 1775-1783, Revolution, 17th century, 19th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Confederation, 1783-1789, Revolution, to 1783

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Alternative names

  • Esther Hoskins Forbes
  • ESTHER FORBES
  • Esther. Forbes
  • Ester Forbes
  • Ester forbes

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July 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
February 13, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
December 15, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
December 15, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
November 15, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added birth date, added death date, added Wikipedia link