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Geboortedatum: 1902
Overlijdensdatum: 1984
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Land (voor op de kaart): USA
Plaats van overlijden: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Beroepen: editor (Harper's Bazaar|Reader's Digest Condensed Books)
novelist
Relaties: Welty, Eudora (friend|correspondent)
Organisaties: Harper's Bazaar (editor)
Reader's Digest Condensed Books (editor)
Korte biografie: According to her obituary in the New York Times, Mary Louise Aswell, an editor and writer, was the author of ''Abigail,'' a historical novel about Quaker life, and ''Far to Go,'' a suspense novel. She was editor of ''It's a Woman's World,'' an anthology of Harper's Bazaar stories, and served as an editor for Harper's Bazaar and for Reader's Digest Condensed Books.

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Dickens Digest door DickensCharles

In agreement with the previous reviewer, I am glad I came across this collection, and credit it with my first introduction to Dickens. I enjoyed it very much, and hope someday to have the time to read the full versions before sharing them with my daughter.

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Kevin3127 | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 5, 2016 |

It's a Woman's World: A Collection of Stories from… door Mary Louise White Aswell

A fine collection of stories once published in Harper's Bazaar. They range from the silly to the heartbreaking. Worth reading, in particular, if you enjoy vintage stories.

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empress8411 | Jan 21, 2014 |

The Dickens Digest Four Great Dickens Masterpieces… door Mary Louise Aswell

The four works that are included in this digest were my first introduction to Charles Dickens. I don't remember when I actually read them, but the book was in our family library from my earliest childhood memories. I am so glad it was, because I probably wouldn't have gotten acquainted with Dickens nearly so early otherwise. I still haven't read the full versions of these books, but someday I still intend to! The stories included are Oliver Twist (1837-9), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1849-50), and The Pickwick Papers (1836-7).… (meer)

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