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Sarah Stuart Robbins
1817–1910
An American writer from a notably literary family, she wrote religious and domestic fiction for young readers and later turned to memoir. Her work reflects 19th-century New England life, with a warm eye for family, faith, and everyday character.
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Miss Ashton's New Pupil: A School Girl's Story
by Sarah Stuart Robbins
About the author
Born Sarah Cook Stuart in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1817, she grew up in a family deeply connected to books and religious scholarship. Reference sources describe her as the daughter of Moses Stuart of Andover Theological Seminary, and note that several members of her family were also writers.
She published as Sarah Stuart Robbins, and in some records as Mrs. S. S. Robbins. Her books include Win and Wear, Tony Starr's Legacy, Faithful and True, The Gillettes, and Squire Downing's Heirs, showing a long career in moral and domestic fiction, especially for younger readers.
Later in life she also wrote memoir-based work, including Old Andover Days; Memories of a Puritan Childhood, which looks back on the world of her early years in Massachusetts. She died in Newton, Massachusetts, on August 16, 1910.