Frances Roberta Sterrett

Frances Roberta Sterrett (1869-1947) was a writer. The 1918 film Up the Road with Sallie was adapted from her novel.

Her book The Jam Girl was praised for being clever and offering "laughing insight."[1] Another review praised it as a "jolly little farce".[2] Her book These Young Rebels was also praised for its hunor.[3]

Her book William and Williamina is about a recluse who encounters a wayward little girl.[4]

She wrote the short story "A Rich Man's Son".[5]

Writings

  • The Jam Girl (1914)
  • Up the Road with Sallie (1915)
  • Mary Rose of Mifflin (1916)
  • William and Williamina (1917)
  • Jimmie the sixth (1918)[6]
  • Rebecca's Promise (1919)
  • Nancy Goes to Town (1920)[7]
  • These Young Rebels (1921)[8]
  • The Amazing Inheritance (1922)[9]
  • Rusty of the Tall Pines
  • Rusty the High Towers (1929), a children's book
  • Rusty of the Mountain Peaks
  • Rusty of the Meadow Lands
  • The Golden Stream
  • Years of Achievement

References

  1. ^ "The Independent". March 16, 1914 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The Nation". J.H. Richards. March 16, 1914 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Church School Journal". Methodist Book Concern. March 16, 1920 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Publishers Weekly". R.R. Bowker Company. March 16, 1917 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Everybody's Magazine". Ridgeway Company. March 16, 1924 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Sterrett, Frances Roberta, 1869- | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  7. ^ Nancy goes to town. D. Appleton and Company. March 16, 1920 – via Hathi Trust.
  8. ^ Smith, Geoffrey D. (August 13, 1997). American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43469-0 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Sterrett, Frances R. (Frances Roberta), 1869-1947 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.


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