After several other novels, Forbes began her research of Paul Revere with her mother, who was then in her mid-eighties. Hoskins, Jr., a Harvard Law School student.Īs Forbes continued to write and gain notoriety, her marriage suffered because her husband disapproved of her career. With its selection by the newly formed Book-of-the-Month Club, the novel gained popular appeal as well. Her first novel, O Genteel Lady! was published in 1926 to critical praise. As a reader of manuscripts, Forbes used this experience to advance her own writing career. After developing her writing skills, she returned to Massachusetts where she began working for Boston's Houghton Mifflin. She then followed her sister to the University of Wisconsin where Forbes wrote extensively for the Wisconsin Literary Magazine. After finishing high school, she took classes at the Worcester Art Museum and Boston University, and later, Bradford Academy, a junior college. Her academic work, however, was not spectacular, except for a few writing classes. Both her parents were historical enthusiasts.Įven as a little child, Forbes displayed an affinity for writing. Her father was a probate judge in Worcester and her mother, a writer of New England reference books. Her family roots can be traced back to 1600s America one of her great-uncles was the great historical figure and leader of the Sons of Liberty, Sam Adams. Esther Forbes was born in Westboro, Massachusetts in 1891, as the youngest of five children.

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