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Jeanie Gould Lincoln
1846–1921
A popular American novelist of romance, children's fiction, and historical tales, she wrote stories that often looked back to earlier American life with warmth and drama. She also published verse and magazine work under the pen name Daisy Ventnor.
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About the author
Born Jeanie Thomas Gould in Troy, New York, she became known as Jeanie Gould Lincoln and built a writing career that included novels, children's books, poetry, and magazine pieces. Sources agree she died on August 8, 1921, though reference works differ on her birth year, with some listing 1846 and others 1853.
Her fiction is especially associated with romance and historical storytelling, including books set around the American past. Among her better-known titles are An Unwilling Maid and A Genuine Girl, and she also wrote for newspapers and magazines under the pen name Daisy Ventnor.
She was the daughter of Judge George Gould of New York, and her work reflects the broad literary culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: readable, plot-driven, and often interested in character, duty, and social life.