The wide, wide world: autograph manuscript, . 1849.

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The wide, wide world: autograph manuscript, . 1849.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79371155

The original manuscript of Susan Warner's novel "The Wide, Wide, World" (New York : G. P. Putnam & Co., 1853), including the final chapter omitted from the original edition and subcsequent editions. The chapter was not included because the book had run longer in the galleys that the publisher expected.

1 bound volume; also, the final chapter in a separate folder.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Warner, Susan, 1819-1885

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Susan Bogert Warner was born in New York; her father, a successful lawyer, lost most of his wealth and property in 1837. Susan began writing to help support her family, and her first book, the sentimental domestic novel Wide, wide, world, eventually achieved almost unparalleled success and popularity, rivalling Little women and Uncle Tom's cabin. She also published children's stories, sometimes written with her sister Anna, often using pseudonyms. From the description of Susan Warner...