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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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American novelist, poet, and children's author (1894–1942)

Born 19 September 1894
Died 15 March 1942

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  • Cover of: God's pocket: the story of Captain Samuel Hadlock, junior, of Cranberry isles, Maine, by Rachel Field...

    First published in 1934 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Polly Patchwork

    First published in 1928 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: At the Junction: a fantasy for railroad-stations in one act

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  • Cover of: The magic pawnshop: a New Year's eve fantasy

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  • Cover of: Unṭer eyn dakh: drama in 3 aḳṭen

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  • Cover of: Three pills in a bottle: a fantasy in one act

    First published in 1924 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Reader's Companion: Copper Level
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  • Cover of: The Londonderry air

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  • Cover of: First class matter: a comedy in one act
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  • Cover of: Four plays: Cinderella married - Three pills in a bottle - Columbine in business - The patchwork quilt.

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  • Cover of: A little book of days

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  • Cover of: Little dog Toby

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  • Cover of: Little square-toes: a play of old Deerfield, in one act.

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  • Cover of: Points east, narratives of New England

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  • Cover of: sentimental scarecrow: a fairy play in one act.

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  • Cover of: Six plays: Cinderella married, Three pills in a bottle, Columbine in business, The patchwork quilt, Wisdom teeth, Theories and thumbs

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  • Cover of: Wisdom teeth: a comedy in one act

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  • Cover of: The yellow shop

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  • Cover of: Ave Maria: an interpretation from Walt Disney's "Fantasia," inspired by the music of Franz Schubert
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  • Cover of: The bad penny: a drama in one act

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American novelist, poet, and children's author (1894–1942)

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

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
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December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import