Emily Elizabeth Veeder | |
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| Born | Emily Elizabeth Ferris 1841 valley of Lake Champlain, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1898 (aged 56-57) |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Packer Collegiate Institute |
| Notable works | Her Brother Donnard, In the Garden and Other Poems |
| Spouse |
Herman Veeder (m. 1876) |
Emily Elizabeth Veeder (née, Ferris; 1841 – April 27, 1898)[1] was an American novelist and poet.[2] Her first book, the 1894 novel Her Brother Donnard, was successful enough that its second edition was released within the year. Her publication In the Garden and Other Poems in 1895 included her popular poems "The Twilight Hour", "In My Dreams", and "A Voice". She wrote after having become infirm in a railway accident.[3] Veeder died in 1898.
- ^ Charles Dudley Warner (1 July 2008). A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol.XLIII (Forty-Five Volumes); Dictionary of Authors (K-Z). Cosimo, Inc. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-60520-251-8.
- ^ Duzee 1902, p. 116.
- ^ Moulton 1895, p. 217.