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Frances Riker Duncombe (1901–1994)

Author of Cassie's Village

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Works by Frances Riker Duncombe

Cassie's Village (2000) 18 copies
Summer of the burning (1976) 7 copies
The quetzal feather (1967) 6 copies
High hurdles (1941) 4 copies
Clarinda (1944) 4 copies
Ghost at Garnet Lodge, (1949) 3 copies
Death of a Spinster (1958) 3 copies

Associated Works

Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Contributor, some editions — 5 copies

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Legal name
Duncombe, Frances Riker
Birthdate
1901
Date of death
1994-06-27
Gender
female
Education
Miss Porter's School
Bryn Mawr College
New York School of Fine and Applied Arts
Occupations
writer
Organizations
Katonah Women's Civic Club
Bedford Historical Society
League of Women's Voters of Bedford-Lewisboro
Short biography
Children's book author: "Hoo DeWitt" (1941), "High Hurdles" (1941), "Eeemi, the Story of a Clown" (1946) and "The Quetzal Feather" (1968).

Active in Westchester County (N.Y.) community affairs and contributor to "Katonah: A History of a New York Village and Its People," published by the Katonah Improvement Society in 1961.
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA
Places of residence
Cross River, New York, USA
Place of death
Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
New York, USA

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Works
8
Also by
1
Members
53
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ISBNs
5

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