author
Mary Ellen Mannix
1846–1938
A prolific American Catholic writer, she published fiction, poetry, children's books, biographies, essays, reviews, and translations across a long career. Her work moved easily between devotional subjects and storytelling, with books such as Chronicles of "The Little Sisters," A life's labyrinth, and A child's life of St. Joan of Arc.
1 Audiobook
The Children of Cupa
by Mary Ellen Mannix
About the author
Born in New York City on May 17, 1846, Mary Ellen Walsh Mannix became known as a well-known Catholic writer in the United States. Contemporary and library records identify her as the widow of San Diego attorney John B. Mannix, and list her writing across several forms, including poetry, fiction, children's literature, biography, essays, reviews, and translations from French, German, and Spanish.
Her books show a strong interest in Catholic history, religious life, and moral storytelling. Among the works tied to her name are Chronicles of "The Little Sisters" (1899), A life's labyrinth (1901), and A child's life of St. Joan of Arc (1920), the last of which helped introduce a younger audience to the story of Joan of Arc.
Mannix died in San Diego, California, on November 8, 1938. Although she is not widely remembered today, surviving catalogs and public-domain collections show the range of a writer who contributed steadily to Catholic reading culture for decades.