Barbara MacGahan

Barbra MacGahan (born Varvara Nikolaevna Elagina; April 14, 1850 – February 28, 1904) was an American journalist and novelist born in Tula, Russian Empire. She was known for writing her first novel in Russian under a fictitious name, Pavel Kashirin, and under another English pen name for her novel Xenia Repnina.

Barbra MacGahan
Barbra MacGahan
BornVarvara Nikolaevna Elagina
(1850-04-14)April 14, 1850
Tula, Russia
DiedFebruary 28, 1904(1904-02-28) (aged 53)
New York City, U.S.
Pen namePavel Kashirin
OccupationNovelist, writer, journalist
NationalityRussian-American
Notable worksXenia Repnina
Spouse
(m. 1873; died 1878)

She was a writer for The New York Times, the Russian Golos, New York Herald, and many other American and Russian newspapers and magazines.

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