Lucretia Peabody Hale
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Lucretia Peabody Hale | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 2, 1820
Died | June 12, 1900 | (aged 79)
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
Parent(s) | Nathan Hale Sarah Preston Everett |
Relatives | Edward Everett Hale (brother) Susan Hale (sister) Charles Hale (brother) Edward Everett (maternal uncle) Nathan Hale (granduncle) |
Lucretia Peabody Hale (September 2, 1820 – June 12, 1900) was an American journalist and author.
Biography
Hale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and educated at George B. Emerson's school there. Subsequently she devoted herself to literature, and was a member of the Boston School Committee for two years.
Principal works
Hale published numerous stories in periodicals and newspapers, some of which were collected in books.
Novels:
- Six of One by Half a Dozen of the Other, 1872
- The Wolf at the Door, 1877
Juvenile writings:
- The Peterkin Papers, 1880
- The Last of the Peterkins with Others of Their Kin, 1886
Books of devotion:
- The Struggle for Life, a Story of Home, 1861
- The Lord's Supper and its Observance, 1866
- The Service of Sorrow, 1867
Miscellaneous:
- Designs in Outline for Art-Needlework, 1879
- Fagots for the Fireside, 1888
Family
Hale's parents were Nathan Hale and Sarah Preston Everett, who had a total of eleven children. Nathan Hale, nephew and namesake of the Nathan Hale the American patriot hero, was a lawyer and editor/owner of the Boston Daily Advertiser, while her mother, also an author, was a sister of Edward Everett, a Unitarian minister and politician. Lucretia's brother, Edward Everett Hale, was also a Unitarian minister as well as a prolific author in his own right.
Notes
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (February 2015) |
References
- "Hale, Lucretia Peabody" American Authors 1600-1900, The H. W. Wilson Company, 1938
- "HALE, Lucretia Peabody" Notable American Women, Vol. 2, 4th ed., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975
- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1892). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
External links
- Works by Lucretia Peabody Hale at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Lucretia Peabody Hale at the Internet Archive
- Works by Lucretia Peabody Hale at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- dorchesteratheneum.org
- Hale stories in Mister Ron's Basement – RonEvry.com index to podcast series
- Lucretia P. Hale at Library of Congress, with 36 library catalog records