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Esther Forbes

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Also known as Esther Louise Forbes

novelist (1891-1967)

Person · Open Library

Born
28 June 1891
Died
12 August 1967
Works
26

Top works

  • Johnny Tremain (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
  • The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
  • Paul Revere & The World He Lived In
  • America's Paul Revere, Written by Esther Forbes; Pictures by Lynd Ward
  • A mirror for witches

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
9
Total plays
25

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Quotes

  • If he still were in England and were the man whom this girl loved, she would probably seek him out — women have almost a genius for anticlimaxes.
  • Most American heroes of the Revolutionary period are by now two men, the actual man and the romantic image. Some are even three men—the actual man, the image, and the debunked remains.
  • On rocky islands gulls woke.
  • "Just like the sun coming up yonder out of the sea, pushing rays of light ahead of it."
  • He had never in all his life slept in a bed alone — much less a whole room.
  • I knew he could learn — if he didn't get killed first. It was sink or swim for him — and happens he's swimming.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Esther
Family name
Forbes
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Westborough
Place of death
Worcester
Occupation
historian
Image
Esther Forbes.jpg
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date of birth
1891-06-28
date of death
1967-08-12
Commons category
Esther Forbes
Commons Creator page
Esther Louise Forbes
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