Margaret Sprague Carhart

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Margaret Sprague Carhart (1877-1953) taught English at the Universities of Colorado and, from 1920, California. Her parents were both distinguished scholars. Margaret was a very popular teacher, who took it upon herself to discover and encourage potential in those who did not push themselves forward. Much of her time outside the classroom was spent in reading manuscripts and judging creative writing competitions. In 1921, she was awarded a PhD by Yale University for her work on Scottish author Joanna Baillie.

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A Literary Mystery by Margaret Sprague Carhart

In 1798, ‘Plays on the Passions’ appeared in London bookstores, but no one seemed to know who had written them.

In 1798, a volume of three dramas appeared in the English press, under the title of ‘Plays on the Passions.’ The passions were love and hatred, and the dramas were ‘Basil’, ‘The Trial’ and ‘De Monfort.’ They were warmly received but they were also anonymous, and the country’s literary men and women were beside themselves to know who had written them.

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