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An American novelist and poet; born at Andover, Mass., August 1844. In 1888 she married Herbert D. Ward, with whom she sometimes collaborates. Among her books are: "The Gates Ajar" (1868), one of the most successful of American stories; "Men, Women, and Ghosts" (1869); "The Silent Partner" (1870); "The Trotty Book" (1870); "The Story of Avis" (1877); "Old Maid's Paradise" (1879); "Beyond the Gates" (1883); "Dr. Zay" (1884); "The Gates Between" (1887); "The Master of the Magicians" (1890); and "Come Forth" (1890). Jointly with her husband she wrote: "Poetic Studies", verse (1885); "Songs of the Silent World" (1885); and "The Struggle for Immortality" (1889), a volume of essays. Her most recent work is "The Story of Jesus Christ" (1897); "Trixy" (1904); "The Man in the Case" (1906).