Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier (August 31, 1819 – July 23, 1875) was an American novelist, poet, and dramatic reader.
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier | |
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| Born | August 31, 1819  Lubec |
| Died | July 23, 1875 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier was born on August 31, 1819 in Lubec. Maine.[1] She was the daughter of Lewis Frederick De Lesdernier, Collector of Customs at Passamaquoddy and member of the Massachusetts General Court (1811–1812).[2] In 1839, she married Asa Tapley Richards and they had three children.[1] Forced to care for her children by herself, she reverted to her maiden name and began writing and performing.[3] Her work as an actress and dramatic reader took her to as far as San Francisco.[4]
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier died on 23 July 1875 in Boston.[5]
Bibliography edit
- Voices of Life, 1853.[6]
- Berenice, 1856.[7]
- The autobiography of a married woman, 1859[5]
- Hortense: the Last of a Noble Name: A Romance of Real Life, 1867[8]
- Headland home, or, A soul's pilgrimage, 1868[5]
- Norma Danton: or, The Children of the Lighthouse. A Tale of City Life. 1 vol. London: W. Nicholson & Sons, 1870.[9]
- Fannie St. John: A Romantic Incident of the American Revolution, 1874[10]
References edit
- ^ a b Tapley, Harriet Silvester (1900). Genealogy of the Tapley family. pp. 196–97.
- ^ Sprague, John Francis (1913). Sprague's journal of Maine history. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. [S.l.] : John Francis Sprague.
- ^ Wellman, Thomas B. (1895). History of the town of Lynnfield, Mass., 1635–1895. The Library of Congress. Boston, Mass. : Published and illustrated by the Blanchard & Watts Engraving Co.
- ^ Koon, Helene (1994). Gold Rush performers : a biographical dictionary of actors, singers, dancers, musicians, circus performers and minstrel players in America's Far West, 1848 to 1869. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-923-5.
- ^ a b c Congress, The Library of. "De Lesdernier, Emily Pierpont - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Harris, C[aleb] Fiske (1883). Catalogue of American poetry. University of Michigan. Providence [W. T. Tibbitts].
- ^ American fiction, 1774 -. [Index],1, American fiction 1774–1900. Internet Archive. Woodbridge, CT. : Primary Source Microfilm. 1974. ISBN 978-0-89235-023-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Gamer, Michael (2001). "Maria Edgeworth and the Romance of Real Life". NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction. 34 (2): 232–266. doi:10.2307/1346217. ISSN 0029-5132. JSTOR 1346217.
- ^ "Author: Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Hartman, Donald K. (1999). Historical figures in nineteenth century fiction. Internet Archive. Kenmore, N.Y. : Epoch Books. ISBN 978-0-9629586-3-2.