Elizabeth Stoddard: Stories

by Elizabeth Stoddard

Best known as the author of The Morgesons , Elizabeth Stoddard (1823-1902) was also a prolific writer of short stories. This anthology presents 16 of Stoddard's stories, which were originally published in periodicals such as Harper's Bazzar and the Atlantic Monthly . Background information on Stoddard's life and career is provided in the introduction. The editors are with Johann Wolfgang Goethe U. in Frankfurt, Germany. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Short Stories

272 pages, Paperback

First published February 27, 2003

About the author

Elizabeth Drew Barstow studied at Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Massachusetts. After her marriage in 1852 to poet Richard Henry Stoddard, the couple settled permanently in New York City, where they belonged to New York's vibrant, close-knit literary and artistic circles. She assisted her husband in his literary work, and contributed stories, poems and essays to the periodicals. Many of her own works were originally published between 1859 and 1890 in such magazines as The Aldine, Harper's Monthly, Harper's Bazaar, and The Atlantic Monthly.

Source:Wikipedia.