Cora Linn Daniels

Cora Linn Daniels
A Woman of the Century
Born	Cora Linn Morrison March 17, 1852 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	1934 (aged 81–82)
Resting place	Pondville Cemetery, Norfolk, Massachusetts, U.S.
Pen name	Australia; Lucrece
Occupation	Author newspaper editor correspondent bibliophile
Alma mater	Dean Academy
Genre	novels occult
Notable works	The Bronze Buddha: A Mystery Encyclopaedia of superstitions, folklore, and the occult sciences of the world: A Comprehensive Library of Human Belief and Practice in the Mysteries of Life[1]
Spouse	Joseph Heills Daniels ​ ​ (m. 1871)​
Relatives	Abraham Cressy Morrison (brother)

Cora Linn Daniels (née, Morrison; pen names, Australia and Lucrece; March 17, 1852 – 1934) was a 19th-century American author from Massachusetts. She served as editor of the literature department of William Henry Harrison Murray's weekly newspaper, The Golden Rule (1875–78). For 10 years, she was the New York literary and dramatic correspondent for The Hartford Times. For 25 years, she was worked as a travel and general correspondent to the press. The best work of her life, which she valued beyond the novels, was published in an illustrated volume entitled As It Is To Be. A bibliophile, Daniels collected a library of a 1,000 volumes, which she kept packed away in boxes. She was a member of the American Folklore Society, and the Theosophical Society. Daniels was a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.