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Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
1876–1961
A Canadian novelist and teacher best known by the pen name Marian Keith, she wrote warm, lively stories rooted in small-town Ontario life. Her books often mix humor, faith, and a sharp eye for everyday people.
7 Audiobooks
Treasure Valley
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
Duncan Polite, the Watchman of Glenoro
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
'Lizbeth of the Dale
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
The Silver Maple
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
In Orchard Glen
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
The End of the Rainbow
by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
About the author
Born in Rugby, Ontario, Mary Esther Miller MacGregor was educated in Orillia and trained as a teacher before turning to writing. She published both under her own name and as Marian Keith, a pen name she adopted after finding that another writer was already using Esther Miller.
Her fiction became known for its affectionate portraits of rural Ontario and for the strong moral and religious themes that ran through much of her work. Titles such as In Orchard Glen and The Story of Cherry Valley helped make her a familiar name in early Canadian popular fiction, especially for readers drawn to community-centered stories.
MacGregor also wrote biographies, historical pieces, and books for younger readers. She married Presbyterian minister Donald C. MacGregor in 1909, and her writing continued to reflect the blend of Scottish-Canadian heritage, Christian belief, and local observation that shaped her life and career.