Margery Deane facts for kids

Margery Deane was the special writing name, called a pen name, used by an American author named Marie J. Davis Pitman. She was born Marie J. Davis in 1850 and passed away in 1888.

About Marie Pitman

Marie J. Davis Pitman was born in a town called Hartwick, New York, on March 17, 1850. She learned her lessons from private teachers at home. In 1866, she married Theophilus T. Pitman. Marie lived for 38 years and passed away in Paris, France, on November 30, 1888.

Her Books and Writings

Marie J. Davis Pitman wrote under her pen name, "Margery Deane." She loved writing stories for children and sharing her travel adventures. She also worked as a correspondent, which means she sent news and articles from Newport to newspapers like the Boston Transcript.

Marie helped write a book called Wonder-World stories. This book was a collection of tales from many different countries, including China, France, Germany, and Japan. It was published in 1877. She also wrote her own travel book, European Breezes, which came out in 1880.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:  "Pitman, Marie J.". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. (1900). New York: D. Appleton.