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Fanny Herself

by Edna Ferber

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber’s own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1917

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Edna Ferber

United States

Edna Ferberwas an American novelist, short story writer and playwright.     Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a Hu...

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