Susan Warner
Susan Bogert Warner (pen name, Elizabeth Wetherell; July 11, 1819 – March 17, 1885) was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for her massive bestseller The Wide, Wide World.
Born~Died Jul 11, 1819 ~ Mar 17, 1885Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 5:34 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- Jul 11, 1819 ~ Mar 17, 1885
- Born
- Susan Bogert Warner, (1819-07-11)July 11, 1819, New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- March 17, 1885(1885-03-17) (aged 65), Highland Falls, New York, U.S.
- Resting place
- West Point Cemetery
- Occupation
- Writer
- Relatives
- Anna Bartlett Warner (sister)
- Pen name
- Elizabeth Wetherell
- Language
- English
- Notable work
- The Wide, Wide World
- Location
- 40.7128, -74.0061
Contents
Susan Bogert Warner (pen name, Elizabeth Wetherell; July 11, 1819 – March 17, 1885) was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for her massive bestseller The Wide, Wide World. Her other works include Queechy, The Hills of the Shatemuc, Melbourne House, Daisy, Walks from Eden, House of Israel, What She Could, Opportunities, and House in Town. Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels that had extraordinary sales, including Say and Seal, Christmas Stocking, Books of Blessing (in 8 volumes), and The Law and the Testimony.1
Early years and education
Susan Warner was born in New York City, July 11, 1819. Warner could trace her lineage back to the Puritans on both sides. Her father was Henry Warner, a New York City lawyer originally from New England, and her mother was Anna Bartlett, from a wealthy, fashionable family in New York's Hudson Square. When Warner was a young child, her mother died, and her father's sister, Fanny, came to live with the Warners. Though the father had been wealthy, he lost most of his fortune in the Panic of 1837 and in subsequent lawsuits and poor investments. The family had to leave their mansion at St. Mark's Place in New York and move to an old Revolutionary War-era farmhouse on Constitution Island, near West Point, New York. In 1849, seeing little change in their family's financial situation, Susan and Anna started writing to earn income.2
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