Her Sailor in Bloomington, MN

Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947) was a prolific Canadian writer of children's stories and romance novels, a lecturer and an animal rights advocate. She is best known for her novel Beautiful Joe, a fictionalised autbiography of a dog rescued from an abusive owner which has similarities to Black Beauty. It became the first Canadian book to sell over a million copies and was translated into many languages. An earlier version of My Sailor appeared in England in 1889 under the title My Spanish Sailor, and this revised edition was published in America in 1900.