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Maria S. Cummins (b. 9 April 1827, d. 1 Oct. 1866, Dorchester) was a writer known for her sentimental domestic novels, | Maria S. Cummins (b. 9 April 1827, d. 1 Oct. 1866, Dorchester) was a writer known for her sentimental domestic novels, | ||
her most famous being Lamplighter. | her most famous being Lamplighter. | ||
Published in 1854, The Lamplighter was extremely popular, proving an immediate best-seller. The average sale | |||
during the first two months was five thousand copies a week, by the end of the first year, it had sold 70, 000 copies. | during the first two months was five thousand copies a week, by the end of the first year, it had sold 70, 000 copies. | ||
She wrote three more novels, none as popular as her first. | She wrote three more novels, none as popular as her first. | ||
Though born in Salem after her father's death, she moved to Dorchester and died there prematurely at age 39. | Though born in Salem after her father's death, she moved to Dorchester and died there prematurely at age 39. | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 4 March 2016
Maria S. Cummins (b. 9 April 1827, d. 1 Oct. 1866, Dorchester) was a writer known for her sentimental domestic novels, her most famous being Lamplighter.
Published in 1854, The Lamplighter was extremely popular, proving an immediate best-seller. The average sale during the first two months was five thousand copies a week, by the end of the first year, it had sold 70, 000 copies. She wrote three more novels, none as popular as her first.
Though born in Salem after her father's death, she moved to Dorchester and died there prematurely at age 39.
See Also
American Women Writers ed. by L. Mainiero, p.436-7
A scribbling woman from Salem D. Seger "Streets of Salem"
