Sara Ware Bassett (1872 – July 18, 1968) was an American

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of fiction and

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. Her

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s primarily deal with

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characters, and most of them are set in two fictional

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villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, ''Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party'', was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free

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s. Two of her novels, ''The Taming of Zenas Henry'' (1915) and ''The Harbor Road'' (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures ''

Captain Hurricane ''Captain Hurricane'' is a 1935 American drama film about the life of fishermen in Cape Cod.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story''. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 81. Plot Cast * James Barton as Capt. Zenas Henry ...

'' (1935) and '' Danger Ahead'' (1921). For much of her life, Bassett divided her time between homes in

and

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. She also taught

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in the public schools of

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. She died in

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on July 18, 1968.

Bibliography

Educational books

*''The Story of Lumber'' (1912) *''The Story of Wool'' (1913) *''The Story of Leather'' (1915) *''The Story of Glass'' (1916) *''The Story of Sugar'' (1917) *''The Story of Porcelain'' (1919) *''

Paul and the Printing Press ''Paul and the Printing Press'' is a 1920 novel by the American author Sara Ware Bassett. It was published by Boston, Little, Brown, and Company. Plot In 1920, Paul Cameron is the president at the Burmingham High School. He notes that other sc ...

'' (1920) *''Steve and the Steam Engine'' (1921) *''Ted and the Telephone'' (1922) *''Walter and the Wireless'' (1923) *''Carl and the Cotton Gin'' (1924)

Novels

*''The Taming of Zenas Henry'' (1915) *''The Harbor Road'' (1919) *''The Wayfarers at the Angels'' (1918) *''The Wall Between'' (1920) *''Flood Tide'' (1921) *''Twin Lights'' *''Granite and Clay'' *''The Green Dolphin Inn'' (1926) *''White Sail'' *''South Cove Summer'' *''Within the Harbor'' (1948) *''The Whispering Pine'' (1953)

References

External links

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