Alice B. Neal

Alice B. Neal

Alice Bradley Neal (September 13, 1828 – August 23, 1863)^[1] was an American writer. She was born in Hudson, New York, and was a widow by age 19.^[2]

Aliases

Alice wrote under many names and aliases, including;

• Alice G. Lee
• Alice B. Neal
• Clara Cushman
• Mrs. Joseph C. Neal
• Alice B. Haven

Notable works

Alice B. Neal

For the Godey's Lady's Book and the Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, both publications out of Philadelphia between the years 1846 and 1864, Alice had over 30 poems and short stories published. She also wrote for The American Female Poets and The Gem of The Western World and did the written accompaniment for her husband's book Neal, Joseph C. Charcoal Sketches. Second Series, published in 1848.^[3]

1847

• January; "Asking Forgiveness" (poem) (as Alice G. Lee)
• March; "The Blind Wife" (poem) (as Alice G. Lee)
• July; "Love and Glory" (poem) (as Alice Gordon Lee)

1848

• February; "Mistaking the Person" (short) (as Mrs. Joseph C. Neal)
• July; "The Gossips of Rivertown" a.k.a. "Lessons of Charity" (short) (as Mrs. Joseph C. Neal)

1849

• December; "Gossips and Tokens" (short)

1850

• January; "Ideal Husbands" a.k.a. "School-Girl Fancies" (short) (as Mrs. Joseph C. Neal)
• February; "The Nest at Home" (short) (as Mrs. Joseph C. Neal)
• March; "The Young Bride's Trials" (short) (as Mrs. Joseph C. Neal)
• May; "A Gift from Heaven" (short) (as Mrs. Joseph C. Neal)
• July; "Bishop White Administering the Sacrament" (poem and essay) (as Mrs. Alice B. Neal)
• August; "The Christian Mother" (poem) (as Alice B. Neal)
• October; "Which is the Mother?" (short) (as Alice B. Neal)
• November; "Furnishing" a.k.a. "Two Ways of Commencing Life" (short) (as Alice B. Neal)
• December; "A Reminiscence of Jenny Lind" (quotes poem from Wm. C. Richards) (as Alice B. Neal)

References