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Foxcroft Davis
1860–1916
Best known as the pen name behind The Whirl, this American novelist and historian wrote sharp, lively fiction shaped by her close view of politics and society in turn-of-the-century Washington. Her work blends romance, social observation, and a strong sense of place.
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The Whirl: A Romance of Washington Society
by Foxcroft Davis
Mrs. Darrell
by Foxcroft Davis
About the author
Writing as Foxcroft Davis, Molly Elliot Seawell was an American author and historian born in 1860 and died in 1916. She published fiction under this pseudonym, while also building a wider reputation under her own name for novels, stories, and historical writing.
She was closely associated with Washington, D.C., and that world shows up clearly in The Whirl: A Romance of Washington Society, a novel that turns political and social life into elegant, fast-moving drama. Her background and interests gave her fiction a polished, observant feel that still makes it appealing to readers of classic society novels.
Seawell was a prolific writer whose career reached across popular fiction and nonfiction. Though Foxcroft Davis is the name attached to some editions, the author behind it was Molly Elliot Seawell, a well-known literary figure of her time.