Elswyth Thane

Elswyth Thane

4 Series

Elswyth Thane was an American author and screenwriter renowned for her romance novels. She is best known for the Women of Williamsburg series, which spans multiple generations of two families from the American Revolutionary War to World War II.

Elswyth Thane's *Yankee Stranger* follows the intense romance between Cabot Murray, a Northerner, and Eden Day, a Southerner. Their love blossoms at first sight but faces a severe test when the Civil War erupts. Positioned on opposing sides, they must navigate the war's bitterness. The novel explores whether their powerful love can withstand the divisive conflict. Will their bond endure, or will the war ultimately prevail?

Women of Williamsburg

Dawn's Early Light

(1934)

Yankee Stranger

(1944)

Ever After

(1945)

The Light Heart

(1947)

Kissing Kin

(1948)

This Was Tomorrow

(1951)

Homing

(1957)

Standalone Novels

Riders of the Wind

(1926)

The Strength of the Hills

(1926)

Echo Answers

(1927)

His Elizabeth

(1928)

Cloth of Gold

(1929)

Bound to Happen

(1930)

The Tudor Wench

(1932)

England Was an Island Once

(1940)

From This Day Forward

(1941)

The Bird Who Made Good

(1947)

Melody

(1950)

Reluctant Farmer

(1950)

The Lost General

(1953)

Letter to a Stranger

(1954)

Washington's Lady

(1954)

The Family Quarrel

(1959)

Tryst

(1962)

Potomac Squire

(1963)

Queen's Folly

(1965)

Mount Vernon is Ours

(1966)

Mount Vernon Family

(1968)

Remember Today

(1969)

Plays

The Tudor Wench - A Play in Three Acts - Dramatized From an Episode in the Book of the Same Name

(2011)

Non-Fiction

Young Mr. Disraeli

(1936)

Mount Vernon, the Legacy

(1967)

The Virginia Colony

(1969)

Dolley Madison, Her Life and Times

(1970)

The Fighting Quaker

(1972)

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