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Olive Higgins Prouty

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Olive Higgins Prouty (1882-1974), like many of her characters a wealthy Bostonian, was the author of ten novels, including Stella Dallas (1923), which became the basis for three films and a long-running radio serial. A graduate of Smith College, Prouty endowed a writer's scholarship at Smith that was received by Sylvia Plath, who later portrayed her patron unflatteringly in The Bell Jar.

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Stella Dallas book cover

Stella Dallas

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Bobbie: General Manager book cover

Bobbie: General Manager

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The Fifth Wheel book cover

The Fifth Wheel

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The Fifth Wheel book cover

The Fifth Wheel

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Bobbie: General Manager book cover

Bobbie: General Manager

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The Olive Higgins Prouty Omnibus book cover

The Olive Higgins Prouty Omnibus

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Stella Dallas book cover

Stella Dallas

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Fifth Wheel book cover

Fifth Wheel

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Bobbie: General Manager book cover

Bobbie: General Manager

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Stella Dallas book cover

Stella Dallas

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Stella Dallas book cover

Stella Dallas

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Now, Voyager book cover

Now, Voyager

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