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Katharine Prescott Wormeley

    Katherine Prescott Wormeley was a pivotal American translator of French literary works. Her expertise lay in rendering seminal French texts into English, thereby making their profound ideas accessible to a wider audience. Wormeley distinguished herself through her skill in capturing the spirit of the original while ensuring clarity for English-speaking readers. Her translations significantly enriched the English literary landscape with French classics.

    The United States Sanitary Commission
    The Celibates Trilogy: Pierrette, The Vicar of Tours & The Black Sheep (The Two Brothers)
    The Lily of the Valley
    History of the Thirteen: Ferragus, The Duchesse de Langeais, The Girl with the Golden Eyes
    Les Compagnons De Jehu
    The Physiology of Marriage