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Anya Seton’s Followers (978)

Anya Seton

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

January 23, 1904

Died

November 08, 1990

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Anya Seton (January 23, 1904 (although the year is often misstated to be 1906 or 1916) - November 8, 1990) was the pen name of the American author of historical romances, Ann Seton.

Ann Seton was born in New York, and died in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. She was the daughter of English-born naturalist and pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America, Ernest Thompson Seton and Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson. She is interred at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich.

Her historical novels were noted for how extensively she researched the historical facts, and some of them were best-sellers.[citation needed] Dragonwyck (1941) and Foxfire (1950) were both made into Hollywood films. Two of her books are classics in their genre and continue in their popularity to the ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 70,961 ratings · 5,413 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Katherine by Anya Seton, Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.21 avg rating — 36,709 ratings — published 1954 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton, Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.12 avg rating — 6,916 ratings — published 1958 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 7,132 ratings — published 1972 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonwyck by Anya Seton, Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (Foreword by) 3.79 avg rating — 7,216 ratings — published 1944 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avalon by Anya Seton, Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.90 avg rating — 4,617 ratings — published 1965 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil Water by Anya Seton, Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) (Foreword by) 3.97 avg rating — 1,995 ratings — published 1961 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hearth and Eagle 4.09 avg rating — 1,677 ratings — published 1948 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Theodosia 3.72 avg rating — 1,584 ratings — published 1941 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Turquoise 3.89 avg rating — 1,307 ratings — published 1946 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foxfire 3.75 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 1950 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Anya Seton (?)

“A woman with opinions had better develop a thick skin and a loud voice.”
― Anya Seton, The Winthrop Woman

tags: women-s-strength

152 likes

“Nay, it's not the Devil been leading her astray. It's books! That girl has been nothing but trouble ever since she learned how to read.”
― Anya Seton, The Winthrop Woman

tags: books-reading

96 likes

“Truth is naturally universal...and shines into many different windows, though many are clouded.”
― Anya Seton, Green Darkness

tags: truth

44 likes

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Which book would you like to read for our August 15 - September 15 European Royalty group read?

Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

12 votes, 25.0%

Katherine by Anya Seton

7 votes, 14.6%

When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

6 votes, 12.5%

The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner

6 votes, 12.5%

The Concubine by Norah Lofts

5 votes, 10.4%

The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander

4 votes, 8.3%

The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir

4 votes, 8.3%

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir

2 votes, 4.2%

The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer

2 votes, 4.2%

48 total votes

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