Description: (Author)
Marion Harland, the penname of Mary Virginia Terhune, was a highly successful American author known for her wide range of fiction and non-fiction works. Starting her career early, she gained recognition for her novels and domestic guides before transitioning to cookbooks, biographies, and histories. Terhune was also a public speaker, the first woman in the Virginia Historical Society, and persevered in her writing despite physical obstacles. Her legacy consists of many novels, non-fiction pieces, and a literary family.