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Terhune, Mary Virginia

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Terhune, Mary Virginia (1830–1922), popular romantic novelist, whose 26 novels, mostly concerned with the South before or during the Civil War, marked by a strongly moral manner, include Alone (1854), Sunnybank (1866), and A Gallant Fight (1888). She wrote under the pseudonym Marion Harland, and was also well known for her travel books, biographical studies, and works on household management. Albert Payson Terhune was her son.

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Harland, Marion

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Harland, Marion, pseudonym of Mary Terhune.

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