DOROTHY'S JEWELS, NUMBER 144, NEW EAGLE SERIES

NEW YORK: STREET & SMITH, 1900 RARE PAPERBACK, ENTERED ACT OF CONGRESS 1894 AND I BELIEVE 1900. THE TOP OF THE LAST 2 DIGITS WERE NOT PRINTED FULLY. GOOD CONDITION WITH VERY NICE ARTWORK AND COLOR FRONT. TIGHT, NO MARKINGS. VERY NICE COKE ADD BACK. IN THE PROLOGUE IT STATES THE BRASH ACT OF A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WIFE. Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs (1843¿1926) was a "dime novelist" who wrote novels under her own name, as "Mrs. Georgie Sheldon", and as "Mrs. George Sheldon Downs. Downs was born 5 June 1843 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Her parents were Edwin A. Forbush and Malvina F. (Ware) Forbush. She received her education at the Ladies' Collegiate Institute, Worcester, MA. In 1868 she married George Sheldon Downs. She used a form of his name as a pseudonym in much of her writing. Her career began with newspaper contributions in 1869. As can be seen by the sheer number of books she wrote, Downs was a very popular author in her era. She was signed by Theodore Dreiser to write for his Smith's Magazine, Dreiser considering her one of the "three most popular authors in the world."[ Dorothy¿s jewels; or, the mysterious monagram (1894) GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY! 1776 BOOKSTORE, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.