Elizabeth (Jane) COATSWORTH, Mrs BESTON

Sex : Female

Nationality: USA

Born : 1893 May 31
            Buffalo, New York, USA

Lived : Hingham, Massachusetts, USA;
             Damariscotta, Maine, USA (final)

Died :   1986 Aug 31 (or Sep 2)
             Nobleboro, Maine, USA
aged :   93
More info can be found online at:
(US) Social Security Death Index (SSN = 006-32-3983)

More info can be found offline at:
Contemporary Authors, vol 5-8R
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, vols 4 & 78
Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol 22
Twentieth Century Authors, by S J Kunitz & H Haycraft [1942]
Who's Who in Literature 1933 [1933]
Obituary in Contemporary Authors, vol 120
Obituary in Something about the Author, vol 4
Obituary in The New York Times, 1986 Sep 3
Obituary in Publishers Weekly, 1986 Sep 19
Something about the Author, vols 2 & 56 & 100

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
Fox FootprintsEnglish
poetry
1923 
Atlas And BeyondEnglish
poetry
1924 
The Cat And The CaptainEnglish
fiction
1927 
Toutou In BondageEnglish
fiction
1929 
Compass RoseEnglish
poetry
1929 
The Sun's Diary: A Book Of Days For Any YearEnglish
fiction
1929 
The Boy With The ParrotEnglish
fiction
1930 
The Cat Who Went To HeavenEnglish
fiction
1930 
Knock At The DoorEnglish
fiction
1931 
Cricket And The Emperor's SonEnglish
fiction
1932 
Away Goes SallyEnglish
fiction
1934 
The Golden HorseshoeEnglish
fiction
1935 
Sword Of The WildernessEnglish
fiction
1936 
Alice-All-By-HerselfEnglish
fiction
1937 
Dancing TomEnglish
fiction
1938 
Here I Stay: A Maine NovelEnglish
fiction
1938 
Five Bushel FarmEnglish
fiction
1939 
The Fair AmericanEnglish
fiction
1940 
The Littlest HouseEnglish
1940 
A Toast To The KingEnglish
1940 
Tonio And The Stranger: A Mexican AdventureEnglish
fiction
1941 
You Shall Have A CarriageEnglish
1941 
The TrunkEnglish
fiction
1941 
Forgotten IslandEnglish
1942 
Runaway Home
[with Mabel O'DONNELL]
English
fiction
1942/1954 
Houseboat SummerEnglish
fiction
1942 
The White Horse (Of Morocco)English
fiction
1942 
Country PoemsEnglish
poetry
1942 
Thief IslandEnglish
1943 
Twelve Months Make An IslandEnglish
1943 
The Big Green UmbrellaEnglish
fiction
1944 
Trudy And The Tree HouseEnglish
1944 
Country NeighborhoodEnglish
1944 
Maine Memories: Vignettes Of Life Around DamariscottaEnglish
autobiography
1944 
The Kitten StandEnglish
1946 
Tales Of The Gauchos
[edited]
English
1946 
The Wonderful DayEnglish
1946 
Maine WaysEnglish
non-fiction
1947 
Plum Daffy AdventureEnglish
1947 
Up Hill And DownEnglish
1947 
The House Of The SwanEnglish
fiction
1948 
South Shore TownEnglish
1948 
Summer GreenEnglish
poetry
1948 
The Little HaymakersEnglish
1949 
The Creaking StairEnglish
poetry
1949 
The Captain's DaughterEnglish
1950 
First AdventureEnglish
fiction
1950 
Door To The NorthEnglish
fiction
1950 
Night And The CatEnglish
poetry
p50 
Dollar For Luck
(also titled: The Sailing Hatrack)
English
1951 
The Wishing PearEnglish
1951 
The Enchanted: An Incredible TaleEnglish
1951 
The Last FortEnglish
1952 
Boston BellesEnglish
1952 
The Giant Golden Book Of Cat StoriesEnglish
1953 
The Giant Golden Book Of Dog StoriesEnglish
1953 
Old Whirlwind: A Story Of Davy CrockettEnglish
1953 
Aunt FloraEnglish
1953 
Silky: An Incredible TaleEnglish
1953 
Horse Stories
[with Kate BARNES]
English
1954 
The Sod HouseEnglish
1954 
Mountain Bride: An Incredible TaleEnglish
fiction
1954 
Cherry Ann And The Dragon HorseEnglish
1955 
Mouse ChorusEnglish
poetry
1955 
Hide And SeekEnglish
1956 
The Peddler's CartEnglish
1956 
PoemsEnglish
poetry
1957 
The Giant Golden Book Of Dogs, Cats, And HorsesEnglish
non-fiction
1957 
The Dog From NowhereEnglish
1958 
The Cave
(also titled: Cave Of Ghosts)
English
1958 
You Say You Saw A Camel!English
1958 
Down Tumbledown MountainEnglish
1958 
The Peaceful/Peaceable Kingdom, And Other PoemsEnglish
poetry
1958 
The White Room: An Incredible TaleEnglish
fiction
1958 
Pika And The RosesEnglish
1959 
Desert DanEnglish
1960 
Lonely MariaEnglish
1960 
Indian Encounters
[edited]
English
short stories
1960 
The Children Come RunningEnglish
1960 
The Noble DollEnglish
1961 
Ronnie And The Chief's SonEnglish
1962 
The Princess And The LionEnglish
1963 
Jock's Island
[with Lilian OBLIGADO]
English
1963 
Jon The UnluckyEnglish
1964 
The SecretEnglish
1965 
The Hand Of ApolloEnglish
1965 
The PlaceEnglish
1965 
The Fox FriendEnglish
1966 
Chimney Farm Bedtime Stories
[with Henry BESTON]
English
short stories
1966 
The Sparrow BushEnglish
poetry
1966 
Bess And The SphinxEnglish
1967 
Troll WeatherEnglish
1967 
The Ox-TeamEnglish
1967 
Bob Bodden And The Good Ship 'Rover'English
fiction
1968 
Down Half The WorldEnglish
poetry
1968 
The Lucky Ones: Five Journeys Toward A HomeEnglish
1968 
Lighthouse IslandEnglish
1968 
George And RedEnglish
1969 
They Walk In The NightEnglish
1969 
Indian Mound FarmEnglish
1969 
Grandmother Cat And The HermitEnglish
1970 
Bob Bodden And The Seagoing FarmEnglish
1970 
The Snow Parlor And Other Bedtime StoriesEnglish
short stories
1971 
Under The Green WillowEnglish
1971 
Good NightEnglish
1972 
The WanderersEnglish
1972 
DaisyEnglish
1973 
Pure Magic
(also titled: The Werefox)
(title in UK: The Fox Boy)
English
1973 
All-Of-A-Sudden SusanEnglish
1974 
Marra's WorldEnglish
fiction
1975 
Personal Geography: Almost An AutobiographyEnglish
autobiography
1976 
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