Florence Morse Kingsley | |
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Born |
Medina County, Ohio, U.S. | July 14, 1859
Died | November 7, 1937
Staten Island, New York, U.S. | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Wellesley College |
Occupation | Writer |
Years active | 1879–1914 |
Florence Morse Kingsley (July 14, 1859 – November 7, 1937) was an American author of popular and religious fiction.
Florence Morse Kingsley was born in Poe, Medina County, Ohio, to artists Eleanor Ecob [1] and Jonathan Bradley Morse. [2] [3] [4] Florence grew up in Brecksville Township, Ohio, where her parents were educators in the local school district. [5]
Florence Morse was a student at Wellesley College from 1876 to 1879. However, she had to leave before graduating because of a severe eye problem. [6]
She married Reverend Charles Rawson Kingsley, [7] [8] son of Frances Elizabeth Rawson and Charles Clark Kingsley on July 12, 1882 in Utica, New York. Dr. Charles and Mrs Florence Kingsley had five children: Charles Rawson Kingsley, Jr., Donald Morse Kingsley, Grace Ecob Kingsley, James Morse Kingsley, and John Bradley Kingsley. [9]
Florence Morse Kingsley was a contemporary of fellow writer Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur. [10] The influence of her early Wellesley days were captured in her books: [6]
When Kingsley was thirty-five, a publisher held a writing competition to obtain the best manuscript that would inspire a child's faith for Christ. It was in this contest that Florence Kingsley submitted her manuscript for Titus: A Comrade of the Cross. In six weeks, 200,000 copies had been printed to meet demand. She later published two other works of Christian fiction: the sequel to her original entitled Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross, and the epic tale The Cross Triumphant. [10]
Kingsley was featured in, and a contributing writer to, the Ladies' Home Journal. [11] [12]
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