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Caroline Ticknor

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Black and white photograph of Caroline Ticknor. She is seated at a table and looking down at an open book.
Photograph of Caroline Ticknor from her book Glimpses of Authors (1922)

Caroline Ticknor, (1866-1937) (aged 70) was an American biographer and short story writer. During her lifetime, she published biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott, among others.

Early life

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Ticknor was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1866. Her parents were Benjamin H. Ticknor and Caroline Cushman Ticknor. Her paternal grandfather was William Ticknor, co-founder of the publishing house Ticknor and Fields.[1][2]

Ticknor reportedly began writing at the age of eighteen.[1]

Career

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In 1898, Ticknor became an editor of the International Library of Famous Literature.[2] In addition to books, Ticknor also published short stories in several magazines, including The Atlantic,[3] Cosmopolitan, and New England Magazine.[1]

Bibliography

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Death

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Ticknor died in her home in Jamaica Plain, Boston on May 11, 1937.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ticknor, Caroline | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ a b c TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1937-05-12). "CAROLINE TICKNOR, AUTHOR AND EDITOR; Boston Publisher's Descendant Dies--One of Her Last Books Was 'May Alcott'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. ^ a b Ticknor, Caroline (1901-07-01). "The Steel-Engraving Lady and the Gibson Girl". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ a b c d "Caroline Ticknor (Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-07.