Anna T. (Anna Theresa) Sadlier

Born in 1854, Anna Theresa Sadlier was a Canadian-born writer who published as Anna T. Sadlier. She was the daughter of novelist Mary Anne Sadlier, and writing was clearly part of the family world she grew up in.

She began publishing while still young and went on to produce more than forty volumes, including novels and story collections. Her fiction is generally described as Catholic in character, often focusing on family, moral choice, and the experiences of ordinary people.

Sadlier died on April 16, 1932. Though she is less widely remembered today than some of her contemporaries, her work belongs to an important tradition of Catholic popular fiction in North America.