Belle Hunt Shortridge | |
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| Born | Belle Hunt 1858 Cactus Hill, Wise County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1893 (aged 34-35) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cactus Hill, Wise County, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | poetry, novels, short stories, juvenile literature |
| Notable works | Lone Star Lights, Held in Trust, Circumstance |
| Spouse | Samuel A. Shortridge |
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Belle Hunt Shortridge (née, Hunt; 1858 – November 24, 1893) was an American writer of poetry, novels, short stories, and juvenile literature. She was the first person of European descent to be born in Wise County, Texas. She was a versatile and prolific writer, when the brief time allotted to her is considered.[1] She published a volume of poems entitled Lone Star Lights (1890), two novels, Held in Trust (1892) and Circumstance (1893), and numerous short stories and sketches.[2] Shortridge died in 1893.
- ^ Cates 1907, p. 228.
- ^ Alderman, Harris & Kent 1910, p. 397.