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Ruth Comfort Mitchell
1882–1954
A lively early-20th-century American writer and playwright, she published poetry, fiction, and stage work under her maiden name and is especially remembered for the novel Of Human Kindness.
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Jane Journeys On
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Corduroy
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The Wishing Carpet
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Play the Game!
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About the author
Born in San Francisco in 1882, she grew up with strong ties to Los Gatos, California, where her family spent summers. She wrote across genres and published mainly as Ruth Comfort Mitchell, later also appearing as Mrs. Sanborn Young after her marriage.
Her career included poetry, novels, and plays, giving her a wide reach as a literary figure of her time. She is most often noted for Of Human Kindness, and surviving archival collections show a long working life that left behind correspondence, drafts, speeches, research files, photographs, and other papers.
She died in 1954, but her work remains part of the record of American writing from the first half of the 20th century, with a body of work that reflects both creative range and steady professional dedication.