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A Short Biography of Lydia Sigourney

Author Name:

Lydia Sigourney

Born As:

Lydia Howard Huntley

Other Names:

Lydia Huntley Sigourney

Born:

1 Oct 1791

Died:

10 Jun 1865




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Selected Works:

Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse - 1815
Traits of the Aborigines of America - 1822, a poem
A Sketch of Connecticut Forty Years Since - 1824
Poems - 1827
Letters to Young Ladies - 1833, one of her best-known books
Sketches - 1834
Poetry for Children - 1834
Zinzendorff, and Other Poems - 1835
Olive Buds - 1836
Letters to Mothers - 1838, republished in London
Pocahontas, and Other Poems - 1841
Pleasant Memories of Pleasant Lands - 1842, descriptive of her trip to Europe in 1840
Scenes in My Native Land - 1844
Letters to My Pupils - 1851
Olive Leaves - 1851
The Faded Hope - 1852 - In memory of her only son, who died when he was nineteen years old
Past Meridian - 1854
The Daily Counsellor - 1858, poems
Gleanings - 1860, selections from her verse
The Man of Uz, and Other Poems - 1862
Letters of Life - 1866, giving an account of her career.                          
Mother Zerviah Wentworth
Father Ezekiel Huntley
Husband Charles Sigourney