Elizabeth Robins Pennell - Later Life

Later Life

The Pennells moved back to the United States towards the end of World War I, settling in New York City. After her husband's death, she moved from Brooklyn to Manhattan, dying there in February 1936. Their books, especially her significant cookbook collection (reduced to 433) and a 300-strong collection on fine printing and bibliography, were bequeathed to the Library of Congress. Her papers and those of her husband are held by university archives.

Pennell often made her contributions under nom de plumes such as "N.N." (No Name), "A.U." (Author Unknown) and "P.E.R." (her initials jumbled up).

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