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1876–1961
Best known by the pen name Marian Keith, this Canadian writer brought small-town life, faith, and history to a wide readership. Her books often mix warmth, humor, and a strong sense of community.

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
Born in Ontario in 1872, Mary Esther Miller MacGregor wrote fiction and nonfiction and is most often remembered under the name Marian Keith. She worked as a teacher before becoming known as an author, and her writing drew on Canadian settings and everyday life.
Her books include novels, children's history, and religious biography. Readers have often connected her work with rural Canada, family life, and Christian themes, and she published widely in the early 20th century.
MacGregor died in 1961. Although the date you provided lists 1876–1961, the sources I found most strongly identify her as having been born on August 27, 1872.