Mary Noailles Murfree
American novelist (1850–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Noailles Murfree (January 24, 1850 – July 31, 1922) was an American author of novels and short stories who wrote under the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock.[2] She is considered by many to be Appalachia's first significant female writer and her work a necessity for the study of Appalachian literature, although a number of characters in her work reinforce negative stereotypes about the region. She has been favorably compared to Bret Harte and Sarah Orne Jewett, creating post-Civil War American local-color literature.
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Mary Noailles Murfree | |
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Born | Mary Susan Murfree[1] (1850-01-24)January 24, 1850 near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, US |
Died | July 31, 1922(1922-07-31) (aged 72) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, US |
Pen name | Charles Egbert Craddock |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1884–1914 |
Subject | Appalachian life |
Relatives | Colonel Hardy Murfree (grandfather) |
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The town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is named after Murfree's great-grandfather Colonel Hardy Murfree, who fought in the Revolutionary War.