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About the author
Byrd Spilman Dewey (born 1856) was an American writer about whose life and education little public information is available. Only one of her works is currently held in this collection, namely Bruno. According to the existing introduction, her writing drew largely on the nature and everyday life of Florida, a regional orientation that forms an important underlying character of her work. In terms of subject matter, she attends to the environment around her and to ordinary people and events, with a style that tends toward realism and shows close attention to the details of local life. Given the limited sources, it remains difficult to assess her overall style and literary standing, and the later circulation and influence of her works call for further investigation.
