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Lillian Kimball Stewart
1860–1943
Best known for clear, practical books on English grammar and sentence structure, this early 20th-century educator also turned to family and regional history in her later work. Her writing is straightforward and useful, with a teacher’s eye for helping readers make sense of language and the past.
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The structure of the English sentence
by Lillian Kimball Stewart
English grammar
by Lillian Kimball Stewart
About the author
Lillian Kimball Stewart (1860–1943) was an American writer remembered for instructional books on English usage and syntax. Public-domain library records and Project Gutenberg listings confirm her authorship of English Grammar and The Structure of the English Sentence, works aimed at students and teachers and built around clear explanation and orderly examples.
She also wrote A Pioneer of Old Superior (1930), a historical work connected with the Kimball family and the early development of Superior, Wisconsin. That combination of subjects suggests a writer with both a classroom background and a strong interest in preserving family and local history.
Confirmed biographical details are limited in the sources consulted, but memorial records place her life from 1860 to 1943. Even from the surviving record, her books show a consistent gift for explaining ideas plainly and preserving stories that might otherwise have been lost.