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Ruth Cranston
1887–1956
Raised in a family deeply involved in Methodist mission work, this American writer turned wide travel and sharp curiosity into novels, lectures, and later nonfiction about religion and spiritual experience. Her books move easily between worldly observation and questions of faith.
2 Audiobooks
The Meccas of the World The Play of Modern Life in New York, Paris, Vienna, Madrid and London
by Ruth Cranston
The unpretenders
by Ruth Cranston
About the author
Ruth Cranston (November 14, 1887 – April 2, 1956), who also wrote under the pseudonym Anne Warwick, was an American author and lecturer. Born in Cincinnati, she was the daughter of Methodist bishop Earl Cranston and spent part of her early life studying with tutors in France and Switzerland while traveling with her family.
She began as a novelist, publishing fiction under the name Anne Warwick, and later became known for nonfiction on religion and related subjects. Her work included books on major world faiths and on Lourdes, reflecting a long-standing interest in belief, pilgrimage, and spiritual life.
Cranston's background gave her an unusually international outlook for her time, and that breadth shows in both her lectures and her writing. She brought together the tone of a traveler, the eye of a reporter, and the interests of someone drawn to the ways people search for meaning.