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Ruth Cranston
1887–1956
Raised between the United States and Europe, this widely traveled writer brought curiosity and first-hand observation to both her fiction and her books on religion. Her work ranges from early novels published as Anne Warwick to later nonfiction that explores belief, healing, and modern spiritual life.
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
Born in Cincinnati in 1887, she was the daughter of Methodist bishop Earl Cranston and spent part of her early life studying with tutors in France and Switzerland. Those experiences gave her an unusually international outlook, and travel remained a strong thread in her life and writing.
She first published fiction under the pen name Anne Warwick, building a career as a novelist before turning more fully to nonfiction. In her later work, she wrote and lectured on religion and related subjects, drawing on both research and travel.
Her best-known books include The Miracle of Lourdes and World Faith. She died in 1956, leaving behind a body of work that reflects a lively interest in ideas, cultures, and the ways people search for meaning.