Marion Ames Taggart

Marion Ames Taggart was an American writer of verses, stories, and Catholic literature, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1866 and died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in January 1945. Much of her work was written for children, and she contributed to both secular and Catholic publications over the course of her career.

Because ill health kept her from attending school, she was educated mainly by her mother, apart from languages and music. She began writing at just 13 and was contributing to The Young Catholic while still quite young. Her background seems to have shaped both her voice and her subject matter, with religion, family life, and character development running through much of her work.

Taggart wrote a large number of books, including The Little Grey House, A Pilgrim Maid, and the long-running Six Girls series. Her fiction often speaks to readers who enjoy gentle period stories, girls' coming-of-age novels, and older children's books with a strong sense of home, faith, and community.