Elizabeth Anna Hart

Elizabeth Anna Hart
Elizabeth Anna Hart
Elizabeth Anna Hart
BornElizabeth Anna Smedley
1822
London, England
Died1890
OccupationPoet, writer
NationalityBritish
GenrePoetry, Children's Literature

Elizabeth Anna Hart, née Smedley (1822–1890), was a British poet and novelist born in London. She was a cousin of Lewis Carroll's through her aunt, Lucy Dodgson née Hume, who was Carroll's grandmother.[1] Hart wrote children's poetry with her sister Menella Bute Smedley as well as novels, including Mrs. Jerningham's Journal and The Runaway.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Anna Hart – Oxford Reference". oxfordreference.com.
  2. ^ "The Runaway by Elizabeth Anna Hart". www.persephonebooks.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Victorian Poetry Network " Archive " Update on the Database of Victorian Periodical Poetry". uvic.ca.