Harriet Prescott Spofford
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Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (April 3, 1835 – August 14, 1921) was an American writer of novels, poems and detective stories. One of the United States's most widely-published authors,[1] her career spanned more than six decades and included many literary genres, such as short stories, poems, novels, literary criticism, biographies, and memoirs. She also wrote articles on household decorative art and travel as well as children's literature.[2][3]
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Born | Harriet Elizabeth Prescott (1835-04-03)April 3, 1835 Calais, Maine |
Died | August 14, 1921(1921-08-14) (aged 86) Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Putnam Free School, Pinkerton Academy |
Spouse |
Richard S. Spofford
(m. 1865; died 1888) |
Children | 1 (died in infancy) |
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