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For over a half century Helen Jackson's romantic
story of Spanish and Indian life in California has
been widely read until it has become an American
classic. Originally published in 1884, "Ramona"
has been issued in various editions, with a total
of 135 printings. The Atlantic Monthly has
termed the story "one of the most artistic creations
of American literature," while the late Charles
Dudley Warner called it "one of the most charm-
ing creations of modern fiction." Born in 1831,
Mrs. Jackson was an ardent champion of the In-
dians to the end of her useful life, in 1885. " Ra-
mona" has been three times produced as a motion
picture, been played on the stage, adapted for a
pageant and may eventually be utilised for a grand
opera.
