Anne Warner

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1869, Anne Richmond Warner French wrote under the name Anne Warner. She became a popular American humorous author, especially admired for her local-color stories about Susan Clegg, a talkative and memorable small-town character.

Her best-known books include The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary and several Susan Clegg titles. Warner's fiction often focused on domestic life and community relationships, using gentle comedy and close observation to make ordinary situations feel lively and fresh.

She died in Dorset, England, in 1913. Although her life was short, she left behind a body of work that helped make her a widely read entertainer of the early twentieth century.