Rachel's Children by Harriet Hassel

Rachel's Children by Harriet Hassel

Harriet Hassel

1911-1970

Harriet Hassell, raised on a farm near Northport, Alabama, demonstrated an early passion for writing. After a brief stint at the University of Alabama, she returned home to focus on her writing aspirations. Years later, she re-enrolled at the university and joined a fiction-writing class taught by Hudson Strode. Her short story "History of the South" garnered recognition, winning a national contest and appearing in the anthology Spring Harvest. In 1938, Hassell published her novel Rachel's Children, which received favorable reviews. Despite the initial success, she chose not to publish any further works and instead married a local attorney and relocated to Port Washington, Long Island, New York, where she resided until her passing.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1938

Rachel's Children. New York; Harper, 1938; rpt. Tuscaloosa, AL; University of Alabama Press, 1990.

AL Book Collection

Hassel, Harriet, “Rachel's Children by Harriet Hassel,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8348.