Anna Bartlett Warner

American writer

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Anna Bartlett Warner was an American writer, known for her popular novels and hymns. She was the sister of Susan Bogert Warner, also a writer. The sisters lived on Constitution Island in the Hudson River and were prolific storytellers. Anna Warner co-authored works with her sister and also published novels like Dollars and Cents and My Brother's Keeper. She is also credited with writing the popular hymns "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know" and "Jesus Bids Us Shine."1

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Susan Bogert Warner and Anna Bartlett Warner
…1852, and in that year Anna published Dollars and Cents. Anna had earlier invented an educational game called Robinson Crusoe’s Farmyard, played with coloured cards painted by both sisters; for many years the game was sold through the firm of George P. Putnam, Susan’s publisher.
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…1852, and in that year Anna published Dollars and Cents. Anna had earlier invented an educational game called Robinson Crusoe’s Farmyard, played with coloured cards painted by both sisters; for many years the game was sold through the firm of George P. Putnam, Susan’s publisher.
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