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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 | Published in 1854, The Lamplighter was extremely popular, proving an immediate best-seller. The average sales | ||
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, and 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. | ||
[[Category:Browse Index]] | [[Category:Browse Index]] | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[https://streetsofsalem.com/2015/10/05/a-scribbling-woman-from-salem/ A scribbling woman from Salem] D. Seger "Streets of Salem" | *Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Cummins, Maria Susanna''' | ||
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2173939?locg=1 American Women Writers] ed. by L. Mainiero, p.436-7 | |||
*[https://streetsofsalem.com/2015/10/05/a-scribbling-woman-from-salem/ A scribbling woman from Salem] D. Seger "Streets of Salem" | |||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 15 February 2019
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 sales during the first two months was five thousand copies a week, and 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
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Cummins, Maria Susanna
- American Women Writers ed. by L. Mainiero, p.436-7
- A scribbling woman from Salem D. Seger "Streets of Salem"
