Meta Orred

Meta Caroline Orred (1845 or 1846, Edinkillie, Elginshire - 23 May 1925, Bournemouth) was an author and poet. She lived most of her life in England, where she produced her literature and poetry.

Some of her works include:

• Poems (1874)
• A Long Time Ago (1876)
• Berthold, and Other Poems (1878)
• Honor's Worth; or, The Cost of a Vow (1878)
• Ave (all' Anima mea) (1880)
• A Dream Alphabet and Other Poems

The lyric for In the Gloaming (1877), music by Annie Fortescue Harrison, comes from Poems.

References

• The Book of World Famous Music, Popular, Classical and Folk (1966) by James Fuld.
• Notes to CD More Songs My Mother Taught Me (Hyperion, 2002) by Andrew Lamb.

External links

• The House of Beadle & Adams, Orred, Meta
• More Songs My Father Taught Me
• Works by or about Meta Orred in libraries (WorldCat catalog)