Emma Catherine Embury
Emma Catherine Embury (February 25, 1806 – February 10, 1863) was an American author and poet.
Biography
Embury was born in New York City on February 25, 1806, to Dr. James R. Manley and Elizabeth Post. She became a regular contributor of juvenile verse and stories to the New York Mirror by the age of twenty. On May 10, 1828 she married Daniel Embury a Brooklyn banker. For a time, she was one of two "lady editors" for Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia, along with Ann S. Stephens.[1] She died in Brooklyn on February 10, 1863.
Principal works
- Guido: A Tale 1828
- Constance Latimer: or, The Blind Girl 1838
- American Wild Flowers in Their Native Haunts 1845
- Glimpses of Home Life: or, Causes and Consequences 1848
- The Waldorf Family: or, Grandfather's Legend 1848
Other works published posthumously:
- Poems of Emma C. Embury 1869
- Prose Writings of Emma C. Embury 1893
Notes
- ^ Quinn, Arthur Hobson. Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998: 330. ISBN 0801857309
References
- "Embury, Emma Catherine" American Authors 1600-1900, The H. W. Wilson Company, 1938
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Embury, Emma Catherine |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
United States author |
| Date of birth |
February 25, 1806 |
| Place of birth |
New York City |
| Date of death |
February 10, 1863 |
| Place of death |
Brooklyn, New York |