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Maria Susanna Cummins was an American novelist. Her most well known novel is 'The Lamplighter' which was published in 1854. She died at the age of only 39 in 1866.
Maria Susanna Cummins was an American novelist. Her most well known novel is 'The Lamplighter' which was published in 1854. She died at the age of only 39 in 1866.
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| Title: | Letter from Maria Susanna Cummins |
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| Description: | In her letter to Sampson Low & Co, Maria Cummins writes over a page regarding financial matters and then turns to the current conflict of civil war in her home country of America. The letter is written from her home in Dorchester, Massachusetts. |
| Address: | Dorchester (Massachusetts) |
| Letter dated: | 17-12-1860 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Financial transaction; Personal; References the American Civil War |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Susanna Maria Cummins, American novelist, was born April 9. 1827. Her first, and best known novel "The Lamplighter" had a phenomenal success, and in America alone over 120,000 copies have been sold. She died, October 1. 1866." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | From wikimedia.org |
| Identifier: | SL_29 |
