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Questions about the works of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, known better by her pen name Susan Coolidge (1835-1905), or her life as a writer.

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Why did Sarah Chauncey Woolsey adopt the pseudonym Susan Coolidge?

Today I learned that Susan Coolidge, author of What Katy Did and other novels, wasn't the real name of the author, Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. However, I couldn't find any clear information on why she ...
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How were Susan Coolidge's Katy novels received in Victorian Britain?

Susan Coolidge is the pen name of Sarah Chaucey Woolsey (1835–1905). Beginning in 1872, Coolidge published a series of stories about the Carr family. The chief character in most of them is the oldest ...
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