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H. Trusta
1815–1852
A 19th-century American writer who published as H. Trusta, she wrote warm, moral fiction for both children and adults. Her best-known books include the popular Kitty Brown stories and The Sunny Side; or, The Country Minister's Wife.
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About the author
Born in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1815, Elizabeth Wooster Stuart Phelps wrote under the pen name H. Trusta—an anagram of “Stuart.” She was the daughter of the well-known biblical scholar Moses Stuart, and her writing often reflected the religious and domestic concerns of her time.
She produced books for children as well as fiction for adult readers, and her work was widely read in the years before her early death. Among her best-known titles are the Kitty Brown books and The Sunny Side; or, The Country Minister's Wife, which helped build her reputation as a thoughtful and engaging writer.
Phelps died in 1852, still quite young, but her books continued to circulate afterward. She is also remembered as the mother of the later writer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, creating a striking literary link between two generations.