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Mary Virginia Terhune
Mary Virginia Terhune, also known as Marion Harland, is a successful and excellent American author in the novel and nonfiction genre. Born in Amelia County, Virginia, she began her journalism career at the age of 14, using a variety of pen marks until 1853, when she settled in Marion Harland. Her first novel Alone was published in 1854 and became "hugely successful" after a second print the following year. For fifteen years she was the author of numerous bestselling women's novels, classified as "plantation novels", as well as many long-standing books, short stories and magazine essays. After marrying Edward Payson Terhune in 1856, Terhune moved with him to Newark, New Jersey and spent the rest of his adult life in the North. They have six children together; Daddy died baby.
BornMary Virginia Hawes, December 21, 1830, Amelia County, Virginia
DiedJune 2, 1922, Manhattan, New York City
Resting placePompton Lakes, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
OccupationWriter
Years active1844–1922
Notable workAlone, Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery, Eve's Daughters
Spouse(s)Edward Payson Terhune (1856–1907)
ChildrenChristine Terhune Herrick, Albert Payson Terhune

About Mary Virginia Terhune

Novelist Mary Virginia Terhune was born in New Jersey, United States on December 21, 1830. She dies at the age of 91, on June 2, 1922.

She is best known for her novel Alone, published in 1854, and her nonfiction work Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery, published in 1871. She also released several collections of short stories.

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Mary Virginia Terhune before becoming famous

Mary Virginia Terhune was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1830 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

In the mid-1840s, she attended a girls' seminary school in Richmond, Virginia. When she was fourteen years old, she began writing articles for local publications.

Achievement of Mary Virginia Terhune

Alone, her debut novel, went on to sell over 100,000 copies.

Mary Virginia Terhune's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1857, she married Edward Payson Terhune and had two children with him.

Mary Virginia Terhune Collabed with

She and Chef Fannie Farmer were both well-known cookbook authors.

Mary Virginia Terhune Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Mary Virginia Terhune updated on March 11 2023.