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Rachel Field

Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 – March 15, 1942) was an American novelist, poet, and children's fiction writer. She is best known for the Newbery Award–winning Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Field also won a National Book Award, Newbery Honor award and two of her books are on the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list. In May 2021, a complete biography of Rachel Field's life, written by author Robin Clifford Wood , will be published by She Writes Press.

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Born 19 September 1894
Died 15 March 1942

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  • Cover of: Pocket-handkerchief park

    First published in 1939 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1941 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The patchwork quilt: a fantasy in one act

    First published in 1924 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1927 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1946 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Plays of the 47 Workshop: Three Pills in a Bottle

    First published in 1918 — 1 edition
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Born 19 September 1894
Died 15 March 1942

Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Fiction, American poetry, Children's poetry, American, Children's poetry, One-act plays, American, Children's fiction, Poetry, Christmas stories, Dogs, Drama, Girls, History, Juvenile poetry, Animals, Children's plays, City and town life, Description and travel, Folklore, Girls, fiction, Islands, Juvenile literature, One-act plays, Stories in rhyme, Tales

Places

United States, America, Europe, France, London (England), Maine, Many, Massachusetts, Nantucket, Nantucket (Mass.), New York, Paris, Paris (France)

People

Henriette Deluxy-Desportes Field (d. 1875), Henriette Desportes Field (1813-1875), Henriette Field (1875-), Jane Grey Lady (1537-1554), Samuel Hadlock (b. 1792), girls

Time

1920's, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Geschichte 1743, later l800's

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Alternative names

  • Rachel FIELD
  • Rachel Lyman Field

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March 21, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import