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Opal Irene Whiteley (December 11, 1897 – February 16, 1992) was an American nature writer and diarist who gained international fame for the publication of her childhood diary, which featured meditations and observations of nature and wildlife.
1 de out. de 2013 · But when people argue about who Opal Whiteley really was, they tend to talk about one or another of three seemingly disparate Opals: Opal the Sunshine Fairy, Opal the Fraud, and Crazy Opal. The debate usually involves someone emphasizing one of those three aspects of her life and personality and downplaying or denying the others.
26 de set. de 2013 · Opal Whiteley—so her story runs—was born about twenty-two years ago—where, we have no knowledge. Of her parents, whom she lost before her fifth year, she is sure of nothing except that they loved her, and that she loved them with a tenacity of affection as strong now as at the time of parting.
1 de mai. de 2010 · In 1920, Oregon's Opal Whiteley was the center of international controversy. Her childhood diary was called a work of genius, until readers discovered hidden clues to a mystery that has not...
16 de fev. de 1992 · Opal Whiteley is the author of The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow (4.25 avg rating, 913 ratings, 165 reviews, published 1976), The Story of Opal (4...
23 de ago. de 2012 · Consider the story of the once celebrated, then controversial, and now forgotten Opal Whiteley, whose best-selling diary predestined her to become something of a riddle.
A child literary prodigy and acclaimed nature teacher, she is the author of The Fairyland Around Us, a self-published nature book for children (1918), and her bestselling childhood diary, The Story of Opal (1920).
