Provided by Wikipedia Susan Bogert Warner (pen name, Elizabeth Wetherell; July 11, 1819 – March 17, 1885), was an American Presbyterian writer of religiousfiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for ''The Wide, Wide World''. Her other works include ''Queechy'', ''The Hills of Shatemuck'', ''Melbourne House'', ''Daisy'', ''Walks from Eden'', ''House of Israel'', ''What She Could'', ''Opportunities'', and ''House in Town''. Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels which had extraordinary sale, including ''Say and Seal'', ''Christmas Stocking'', ''Books of Blessing'', 8 vols., ''The Law and the Testimony''.
