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Renee Richmond Huntley Ormsbee

b. 1887

A practical guide to country living from the early 20th century, written by someone who clearly cared about making rural life workable and inviting. Best known for co-authoring If You're Going to Live in the Country, she offered down-to-earth advice on homes, gardens, and daily life beyond the city.

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If You're Going to Live in the Country

If You're Going to Live in the Country

by Renee Richmond Huntley Ormsbee, Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton) Ormsbee

About the author

Renee Richmond Huntley Ormsbee was an American writer born in 1887. Reliable catalog records for If You're Going to Live in the Country identify her as the book's author and list her birth year, but readily available biographical details about her life remain limited.

She is best known for If You're Going to Live in the Country, a practical book on rural living written with Thomas H. Ormsbee. The book reflects a hands-on interest in country houses, domestic planning, and the everyday realities of building a satisfying life outside the city.

Although little confirmed background information is easy to find, her surviving work suggests a clear, useful style aimed at ordinary readers rather than specialists. That plainspoken approach is part of what still makes her writing appealing to readers interested in home life, self-sufficiency, and the history of country living.