Farr, Julia

Julia Farr is an author about whom limited public information is available, with two works currently held in the collection. Judging from the existing titles, her writing touches on personal experience and religious themes: one is The Great Experience, and the other is Venna Hastings: Story of an Eastern Mormon Convert, which follows the story of an eastern convert to Mormonism and has a clear narrative and character-development focus. Because her nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background cannot be confirmed, little more can be said about her life. In the works available, Farr attends to individuals navigating faith and life changes, writing in a story-driven manner and using particular characters' experiences to illuminate broader social and religious questions. Though few in number, the two works offer a sidelight on popular writing about Mormon themes in the early twentieth century.