Susan Warner

Susan Warner
BornSusan Bogert Warner
(1819-07-11)July 11, 1819
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1885(1885-03-17) (aged 65)
Highland Falls, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWest Point Cemetery
Pen nameElizabeth Wetherell
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksThe Wide, Wide World
RelativesAnna Bartlett Warner (sister)

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]

  1. ^ Rutherford 1894, p. 656-57.