Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.

in English from the University of Minnesota where Mary Ellen Chase served as an assistant professor from 1922 to 1926. Chase wrote more than 30 books many using her cheriMary Ellen Chased Maine heritage as the setting. Born in Blue Hill Maine Chase received her Ph.

Chase wrote more than 30 books many using her cheriMary Ellen Chased Maine heritage as the setting. She was the lifelong companion of Eleanor Duckett a medieval scholar whom Mary Ellen Chase met at Smith and with whom Mary Ellen Chase lived in Northampton until her death.