Ann S. Stephens

Ann S. Stephens

Ann Sophia Stephens (1813—1886) was an American novelist. Born in Derby, Connecticut [http://www.ulib.niu.edu/badndp/stephens_ann.html www.niulib.niu.edu] , she was an author of dime novels and is credited as the progenitor of that genre. Her work was also serialized in "Godey's Lady's Book", "The Ladies' Companion", and "Graham's Magazine". [Tebbel, John. "A History of Book Publishing in the United States – Volume I: The Creation of an Industry (1630-1865)". New York City: R.R. Bowker Co., 1972. p. 248]

The term "dime novel" originated with Stephens's "Maleaska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter", printed in the first book in Beadle & Adams "Beadle’s Dime Novels" series, dated June 9, 1860. The novel was a reprint of Stephens's earlier serial that appeared in the "Ladies' Companion" magazine in February, March, and April of 1839. Later, the Grolier Club listed "Maleaska" as the most influential book of 1860. [Nelson, Randy F. "The Almanac of American Letters". Los Altos, California: William Kaufmann, Inc., 1981: 201. ISBN 086576008X]

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