Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr | |
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| Born | Amelia Edith Huddleston March 29, 1831 Ulverston, Lancashire, England |
| Died | March 10, 1919 (aged 87) Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, US |
| Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York, US |
| Occupation | novelist, teacher |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Normal School in Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse |
William Barr (m. 1850–1867) |
| Relatives | William Huddleston (father) Mary Barr Munroe (daughter); Kirk Munroe (son-in-law) |
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (March 29, 1831 – March 10, 1919) was a British novelist and teacher.[1] Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.[2]
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