Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

She is known principally for the novel John Ward Preacher (1888) and her 'Old Chester' books based on her early memories of Maple Grove and Manchester Pittsburgh communities where Margaret Deland grew up. She also wrote an autobiography in two volumes. Her poetry collection The Old Garden was publiMargaret Delandd in 1886.

She also wrote an autobiography in two volumes.