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Mary Edwards Bryan (May 18, 1846 – June 15, 1913) was an American journalist and author from the Southern United States. Bryan was born in Lloyd, Florida in 1846 to Major John D. Edwards, a plantation owner, and Louisa Crutchfield (Houghton) Edwards.〔James, Edward T. et al., eds. (Notable American women, 1607–1950: a biographical dictionary, Vol. I ), p. 264-65 (1971)(ISBN 978-0674627345)〕 On January 10, 1854, age 15,〔Mahoney, Caroline S. (Great-Grand-Mothers In Atlanta Journalism ), ''National Magazine'', Vol. XVII, No. 3, December 1902, p.386-87〕 she eloped and was married to Iredell E. Bryan.〔 Prior to 1858, she had already had poems and a story published by a small newspaper, and by 1859 became literary editor of the ''Georgia Literary and Temperance Crusader'', where she stayed for about a year.〔〔Rutherford, Mildred Lewis. (The South in history and literature: a hand-book of southern authors ), p.242-43 (1906)〕〔Davidson, James Wood. (The living writers of the South ), p.71-76 (1869)〕 After moving to Clarkston, Georgia in 1874 she joined on with the ''Sunny South'' as an associate editor and began to publish a number of novels. ''Manch'' (1880) and ''Wild Work'' (1881) were popular releases.〔 In 1885, she accepted an editorial position with George Munro in New York City, as associate editor for ''Fireside Companion'' and ''Fashion Bazaar''.〔 In 1891, it was reported that she was the "best paid woman editor in New York, her salary being $10,000 a year."〔(January 2, 1891) (Bright Women These ), ''The Day'', Retrieved November 11, 2010〕 She returned to Georgia around 1895, returned to the ''Sunny South'', and continued to edit and write until her death in 1913.〔〔 She wrote at least 20 novels in all.〔(Louisiana: a guide to the State ), p.183 (1945)〕 Bryan was buried in Indian Creek cemetery in Clarkston next to her husband.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Edwards Bryan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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