Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. / Prepared for: Dept. of English. Title from title-page of electronic thesis. Includes bibliographical references.

"The purpose of this paper is to bring together information about the life of Nancy Hale, one of the superior story-tellers among writers today, and about the published books that she has written. In spite of the rather extensive recognition which Miss Hale has received, there seems to be a dearth of biographical material about her; and this material is available only in bits and pieces of information dispersed throughout a wide body of literature. Her writings too are somewhat elusive since many of them appear in magazines which are not included in any of the indexing services"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1956." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Sarah Rebecca Reed, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-55).