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Temple Bailey
1869–1953
A hugely popular American novelist of the early 20th century, she built a wide readership with warm, romantic fiction and magazine stories that spoke to mainstream readers of her day. Her books were often bestsellers, and a few were later adapted for film.
9 Audiobooks
The Dim Lantern
by Temple Bailey
The Tin Soldier
by Temple Bailey
The Trumpeter Swan
by Temple Bailey
The Gay Cockade
by Temple Bailey
Glory of Youth
by Temple Bailey
Judy
by Temple Bailey
Contrary Mary
by Temple Bailey
The Trumpeter Swan
by Temple Bailey
Mistress Anne
by Temple Bailey
About the author
Temple Bailey, born Irene Temple Bailey in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1869, was an American novelist and short story writer whose career took off in the early 1900s. She published fiction in major magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, McClure's, Woman's Home Companion, Good Housekeeping, and McCall's, helping her become one of the most widely read romance writers of her era.
She was especially known for sentimental, accessible novels centered on love, faith, and everyday emotional struggles. Her work connected strongly with a broad popular audience, and several of her novels became bestsellers. At least two of her books were adapted for film, showing how far her stories reached beyond the printed page.
Although she is less widely remembered today than some of her contemporaries, Temple Bailey was a major commercial success in American popular fiction during the first half of the 20th century. She died in Washington, D.C., in 1953.