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Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 – March 15, 1942) was an American novelist, poet, and children's fiction writer. She is best known for her work Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Field also won a National Book Award, Newbery Honor award and two of her books are on the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list.
Rachel Field. 1894–1942. Novelist, poet, and children’s author Rachel Field was born in New York and attended Radcliffe College. Field’s novels for adults include Time Out of Mind (1935) and All This and Heaven Too (1938), which was turned into a movie starring Bette Davis and Charles Boyer.
Jun 18, 2021 · Learn about Rachel Field, a prolific and versatile author who won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and had three films made from her books. Discover her fascinating facts, achievements, and legacy in this biography by Robin Clifford Wood.
May 12, 2021 · Learn about Rachel Field (1894-1942), a noted yet often neglected American author who wrote adult novels, poetry, and children's classics. Discover her life, works, awards, and legacy in this brief biography.
Rachel Lyman Field was an American novelist, poet, and author of children's fiction. She is best known for her Newbery Medal–winning novel for young adults, Hitty, Her First Hundred Years , published in 1929. As a child Field contributed to the St. Nicholas Magazine and was educated at Radcliffe College.
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Jul 4, 2021 · Rachel Field (1894-1942) was a novelist, playwright, and poet who wrote about beauty, life, and loss. Read nine of her poems that reflect her love of nature, humor, and wisdom.
Rachel Field was a prolific and versatile writer of novels, poetry, and plays for children and adults. She won the Newbery Medal for Hitty: Her First Hundred Years and married a literary agent in 1935.
