Margery Deane was the pen name of Marie J. Davis Pitman (née Davis 1850–1888), an American author.
Biography Marie was born in Hartwick, New York on March 17, 1850. She was the daughter of Lucius D. Davis, of Newport, Rhode Island, "Daily News", was educated by private tutors, and in 1866 married Theophilus T. Pitman. She died in Paris, France, on November 30, 1888.
Works Under her pen-name was "Margery Deane", and Marie wrote children's stories and sketches of travel, and was the Newport correspondent of the Boston Transcript and other journals. She co-authored Wonder-World stories: from the Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindoostanee, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Swedish, and Turkish, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, in 1877,Pabke, Marie M. A. P, and Marie J. D. Pitman. Wonder-world Stories: From the Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindoostanee, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Swedish, and Turkish. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. OCLC 2792481 WorldCat item record and the author of a travel book, European Breezes published by Lee and Shepard in 1880.Pitman, Marie J. D. European Breezes. Boston: Lee and Shepard; New York, C.T. Dillingham, 1882 OCLC 15710286 WorldCat
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