Ruth Edna Kelley

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The Book of Hallowe'en/The Witch of the Walnut-Tree

Biography

Kelley was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on April 8, 1893, the only child of Charles F. Kelley, a carpenter, and his wife Mary. She grew up in Lynn, and received a master of arts degree in literature, magna cum laude, from Radcliffe College.[2]

The Book of Hallowe'en was Kelly's first book. Her second book, A Life of Their Own (1947), dealt with immortality and spirituality.

Kelley died in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at the age of 88.

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Further reading

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  • Who Was Who Among North American Authors, 1921-1939. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976.
  • Who's Who in Library Service: A Biographical Directory of Professional Librarians of the United States and Canada. Third edition. Edited by Dorothy Ethlyn Cole. New York: Grolier Society, 1955.

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