Abbie Farwell Brown
Abbie Farwell Brown | |
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Born | 21 August 1871 |
Died | 5 March 1927 (aged 55) |
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Occupation | Writer |
Abbie Farwell Brown (August 21, 1871 – March 5, 1927)[1][2] was an American writer.
Biography
Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the first of two daughters of Benjamin F. Brown, a descendant of Isaac Allerton, and Clara Neal Brown, who contributed to The Youth's Companion. Her sister Ethel became an author and illustrator under the name Ann Underhill. Her family, for ten generations, had only resided in New England, and Brown herself spent her entire life in her family's Beacon Hill home.[2]
Brown was
While at Girls' Latin School, she was contributing pieces to
Original stories by Brown include The Lonesomest Doll (1901), The Flower Princess (1904), John of the Woods (1909), and The Lucky Stone (1914). She wrote several volumes of children's poetry, including A Pocketful of Posies (1901) and Fresh Posies (1908). Her books of adult poetry, including Heart of New England (1920) and The Silver Stair (1926), were less successful.[1][2]
Brown wrote song lyrics for the Progressive Music Series by Silver, Burdett and Co. She and composer Mabel Wheeler Daniels wrote the song "On the Trail", which became the official song of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Daniels set Brown's war poem "Peace with a Sword" to music and it was performed by the Handel and Haydn Society in 1917. Brown's only juvenile biography was of a composer, The Boyhood of Edward MacDowell (1924).[2]
Brown was active in New England literary life. She edited the 20-volume Young Folks Library for the publisher Hall and Locke. She was a member of the Boston Authors' Club, the Boston Drama League, the American Folklore Society, the Poetry Society of America, and was president of the New England Poetry Club.[2]
Brown died of cancer at the age of 55.[2]
Works
- The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts (1900)
- The Lonesomest Doll (1901)
- In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales (1902)
- A Pocketful of Posies (1902)
- The Curious Book of Birds (1903)
- The Flower Princess (1904)
- The Star Jewels, and Other Wonders (1905)
- Brothers and Sisters (1906)
- Friends and Cousins (1907)
- John of the Woods (1909)
- The Christmas Angel (1910)
- Songs of Sixpence (1914)
- Kisington Town (1915)
- Surprise House (1917)
- Heart of New England (1920)
- Round Robin (1921)
- The Lights of Beacon Hill: A Christmas Message (1922)
- The Silver Stair: Poems (1926)
References
- ^ a b c d e Moe, Phyllis (1979). "Abbie Farwell Brown". In Mainiero, Lina (ed.). American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol. 1. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. pp. 247โ49.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-674-62734-5.
- ^ Nichols-Wellington, Leah L. (1912). History of the Bowdoin School, 1821โ1907. Manchester, New Hampshire: Ruemely Press. p. 147.
- ISBN 978-1-55553-613-8.
- ^ "The History of the Jabberwock - Established February 1888". Girls' Latin School and Boston Latin Academy Alumni Association. 2010. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
External links
- Abbie Farwell Brown Papers, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University
- Works by Abbie Farwell Brown at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Abbie Farwell Brown at Internet Archive
- Works by Abbie Farwell Brown at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Abbie Farwell Brown at Find a Grave
- MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image Repository)