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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, born Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, spent her life in New England. Her first novel, The Gates Ajar, concerned life after death, and generated a great deal of discussion (as well as fame for its author). Her other works include Hedged In and The Silent Partner.

Works in the EAF Collection

The Gates Ajar (1869)

Hedged In (1870) (Restricted)

Men, Women, and Ghosts (1869) (Restricted)

The Silent Partner (1871) (Restricted)

EAF Manuscript Materials

Letter: Ward to "my dear Sir" (March 7,1870)

Letter: Ward to "My dear Madam" (February 14,1880)

Letter: to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward from William Alexander, with reply from Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (January 25, 1901)

Photo: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Manuscript: Review of The Gates Ajar by Bret Harte

Contemporary Biographies

From Oscar Fay Adams, A Dictionary of American Authors (1901)

From Samuel Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature (1900)