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Although she\n recovered and lived until 1936, she was plagued with horrible\n headaches and ill health most of her life. In 1912 \n Mary Johnston and \n Eloise Johnston bought land and built a\n home, \"Three Hills,\" in \n Warm Springs, Virginia; this remained the\n Johnston family home until \n Elizabeth Johnston's death in the\n 1960's.","\n Mary Johnston was not formally educated\n but apparently did a great deal of undirected reading in her\n youth, particularly of literature, history, philosophy, and\n science. She loved nature and, as a young adult, travelled\n frequently in \n Europe. She began writing in 1893, and\n her novel, \n Prisoner of Hope, which appeared\n in 1898, was her first publication. \n Houghton, Mifflin and Co. published her\n novels until she changed to \n Harpers in 1918; in 1922 she moved to \n Little-Brown and Co. 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Although she\n recovered and lived until 1936, she was plagued with horrible\n headaches and ill health most of her life. In 1912 \n Mary Johnston and \n Eloise Johnston bought land and built a\n home, \"Three Hills,\" in \n Warm Springs, Virginia; this remained the\n Johnston family home until \n Elizabeth Johnston's death in the\n 1960's.","\n Mary Johnston was not formally educated\n but apparently did a great deal of undirected reading in her\n youth, particularly of literature, history, philosophy, and\n science. She loved nature and, as a young adult, travelled\n frequently in \n Europe. She began writing in 1893, and\n her novel, \n Prisoner of Hope, which appeared\n in 1898, was her first publication. \n Houghton, Mifflin and Co. published her\n novels until she changed to \n Harpers in 1918; in 1922 she moved to \n Little-Brown and Co. Her literary agent\n was \n Carl Brandt. \n Mary Johnston published twenty-three\n novels--the earlier ones such as \n To Have and To Hold, Audrey, Sir Mortimer, Lewis Rand, and \n The Long Roll were the most\n popular--one play, \n The Goddess of Reason; one\n historical work, \n The Pioneers of the Old\n South; and numerous short stories.","In addition to her literary and feminist activities, \n Mary Johnston was a self-declared pacifist\n in World War I and worked for peace through various\n organizations. She also had a great interest in socialism,\n although she never joined the \n Socialist Party. 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Johnston, lawyer and railway\n executive, of \n Botetourt County, Virginia. \n Mary Johnston, the oldest of six\n children, was followed by \n Eloise Johnston, \n Anne Johnston, \n John Johnston, \n Walter Johnston, and \n Elizabeth Johnston; the first and last\n two siblings lived most of their adult lives with \n Mary Johnston until her death, and they\n are mentioned frequently in these papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family moved to \n Birmingham, Alabama in 1886 and, except\n for a brief period spent in \n New York City around 1893 remained in \n Birmingham until 1902 when they moved to \n Richmond, Virginia. \n Elizabeth Alexander Johnston died in 1889\n soon after the birth of her last child. \n John W. Johnston, a \n Confederate soldier and cousin to General \n Joseph E. Johnston, died in 1905, and\n soon thereafter \n Mary Johnston became critically ill,\n hovering close to death for nearly a year. Although she\n recovered and lived until 1936, she was plagued with horrible\n headaches and ill health most of her life. In 1912 \n Mary Johnston and \n Eloise Johnston bought land and built a\n home, \"Three Hills,\" in \n Warm Springs, Virginia; this remained the\n Johnston family home until \n Elizabeth Johnston's death in the\n 1960's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n Mary Johnston was not formally educated\n but apparently did a great deal of undirected reading in her\n youth, particularly of literature, history, philosophy, and\n science. She loved nature and, as a young adult, travelled\n frequently in \n Europe. She began writing in 1893, and\n her novel, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePrisoner of Hope,\u003c/title\u003ewhich appeared\n in 1898, was her first publication. \n Houghton, Mifflin and Co. published her\n novels until she changed to \n Harpers in 1918; in 1922 she moved to \n Little-Brown and Co. Her literary agent\n was \n Carl Brandt. \n Mary Johnston published twenty-three\n novels--the earlier ones such as \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eTo Have and To Hold,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eAudrey,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSir Mortimer,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLewis Rand,\u003c/title\u003eand \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Long Roll\u003c/title\u003e were the most\n popular--one play, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Goddess of Reason;\u003c/title\u003e one\n historical work, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Pioneers of the Old\n South;\u003c/title\u003e and numerous short stories.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to her literary and feminist activities, \n Mary Johnston was a self-declared pacifist\n in World War I and worked for peace through various\n organizations. She also had a great interest in socialism,\n although she never joined the \n Socialist Party. In later years she\n studied theosophy with much enthusiasm.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["\n Mary Johnston was born November 21, 1870 in \n Buchanan, Virginia to \n Elizabeth Alexander Johnston from \n Moorefield, West Virginia and \n John W. Johnston, lawyer and railway\n executive, of \n Botetourt County, Virginia. \n Mary Johnston, the oldest of six\n children, was followed by \n Eloise Johnston, \n Anne Johnston, \n John Johnston, \n Walter Johnston, and \n Elizabeth Johnston; the first and last\n two siblings lived most of their adult lives with \n Mary Johnston until her death, and they\n are mentioned frequently in these papers.","The family moved to \n Birmingham, Alabama in 1886 and, except\n for a brief period spent in \n New York City around 1893 remained in \n Birmingham until 1902 when they moved to \n Richmond, Virginia. \n Elizabeth Alexander Johnston died in 1889\n soon after the birth of her last child. \n John W. Johnston, a \n Confederate soldier and cousin to General \n Joseph E. Johnston, died in 1905, and\n soon thereafter \n Mary Johnston became critically ill,\n hovering close to death for nearly a year. Although she\n recovered and lived until 1936, she was plagued with horrible\n headaches and ill health most of her life. In 1912 \n Mary Johnston and \n Eloise Johnston bought land and built a\n home, \"Three Hills,\" in \n Warm Springs, Virginia; this remained the\n Johnston family home until \n Elizabeth Johnston's death in the\n 1960's.","\n Mary Johnston was not formally educated\n but apparently did a great deal of undirected reading in her\n youth, particularly of literature, history, philosophy, and\n science. She loved nature and, as a young adult, travelled\n frequently in \n Europe. She began writing in 1893, and\n her novel, \n Prisoner of Hope, which appeared\n in 1898, was her first publication. \n Houghton, Mifflin and Co. published her\n novels until she changed to \n Harpers in 1918; in 1922 she moved to \n Little-Brown and Co. Her literary agent\n was \n Carl Brandt. \n Mary Johnston published twenty-three\n novels--the earlier ones such as \n To Have and To Hold, Audrey, Sir Mortimer, Lewis Rand, and \n The Long Roll were the most\n popular--one play, \n The Goddess of Reason; one\n historical work, \n The Pioneers of the Old\n South; and numerous short stories.","In addition to her literary and feminist activities, \n Mary Johnston was a self-declared pacifist\n in World War I and worked for peace through various\n organizations. She also had a great interest in socialism,\n although she never joined the \n Socialist Party. 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