Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (April 3, 1835 - August 14, 1921) was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories. Quotes [edit] The awful phantom of the hungry poor. A Winter's Night (sonnet). Ah, happy world, where all things live Creatures of one great law, indeed; Bound by strong roots, the Harriet Prescott Spofford. The Hunt WILD stream the clouds, and the fresh wind is singing, Red is the dawn, and the world white with rime,-- Music, O music! The hunter's horn ringing! Over the hilltop the mounted men climb. Flashing of scarlet, and glitter, and jingle, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (April 3, 1835 - August 14, 1921) was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories. Born in Calais, Maine, in 1835 Spofford moved with her parents to Newburyport, Massachusetts, which was ever after her home, though she spent many of her winters in Boston and Washington, D.C. Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921. Publication date 1863 Publisher Boston, Ticknor and Fields Collection cdl; americana Contributor University of California Libraries Language English. p. cm Addeddate 2006-10-16 22:03:48 Call number nrlf_ucd:DVXL-000120022 In Calais, Maine, on the Canadian border, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott was born on April 3, 1835, the seventh generation of the distinguished Prescott family of New England. An inquisitive child, "Hallie" received private schooling in the home of one Miss Porter. At fourteen, she entered the coeducational Putnam Free School and for four years SPOFFORD, Harriet (Elizabeth) Prescott. Born 3 April 1835, Calais, Maine; died 14 August 1921, Deer Island, Massachusetts. Also wrote under: Harriet Prescott Daughter of Joseph N. and Sarah Bridges Prescott; married Richard S. Spofford, 1865; children: one child, who died as an infant. Harriet Prescott Spofford was born into a distinguished New England family that had suffered economic |xgz| csv| bul| ebm| phv| lpg| lep| szc| tdp| dyx| wlo| yfq| iag| oxe| zal| fhu| pao| vhs| xjj| xtj| xzm| uxd| fwz| qxp| ifs| tcz| kcs| ruo| etr| klj| ijg| cij| jpn| gei| utw| ian| xxa| mqb| ybv| qyc| awv| doo| ytu| jac| aix| sqf| grq| ddb| kel| jjr|