Alice E. Bartlett
Alice E. Bartlett | |
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University of Wisconsin | |
Spouse | J. M. D. Bartlett |
Children | 2 |
Alice E. Bartlett (pen name, Birch Arnold and Mrs. J. M. D. Bartlett; September 4, 1848 – November 19, 1920) was an American author. She published novels, wrote for newspapers, and penned lyrics, essays and miscellaneous writings.
Early years and education
Alice Elinor (or Eloise) Bowen was born in Delavan, Wisconsin, September 4, 1848, the daughter of Joseph Bowen and Sophronia E. (Braley) Bowen. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin. On September 28, 1876, in Leavenworth, Kansas, she married J. M. D. Bartlett, books and news dealer of Quincy, Illinois. They had two children, Donald Bowen and Faith Alice (Mrs. Morse).[1][2][3]
Career
Widely known by her pen-name, "Birch Arnold", her first poem, "The Meeting of the Waters," was published in the
Bartlett made her home in
Selected works
- Until the Daybreak, 1877
- A New Aristocracy, 1891
- The Spirit of the Inland Seas, 1901
- The Mystery of the Monogram, 1904
- Birch Leaves: Homely Verse for Homely People, 1905
References
- ^ a b c Asbury 1882, p. 182.
- ^ a b c Leonard 1914, p. 80.
- ^ a b c Moulton 1893, p. 354.
- ^ "Birch Arnold", N. Leila Michel, in Queries:Devoted to Literature, Art, Science, Education, Vol. 5, number 11, November 1889, p. 343-5
- ^ "Death Of Miss E. Bartlett At Detroit", Boston Evening Globe, November 19, 1920, p. 6
Bibliography
- Asbury, Henry (1882). Reminiscences of Quincy, Illinois: Containing Historical Events, Anecdotes, Matters Concerning Old Settlers and Old Times, Etc (Public domain ed.). D. Wilcox & Sons, printers. p. 182.
- Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914–1915 (Public domain ed.). American Commonwealth Company. p. 80.
- Moulton, Charles Wells (1893). The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review (Public domain ed.). C.W. Moulton.
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: J. W. Leonard's Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914–1915 (1914)
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: C. W. Moulton's The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review (1893)
External links
- Works related to Woman of the Century/Alice Eloise Bartlett at Wikisource