Elizabeth Anna Hart | |
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Born | Elizabeth Anna Smedley 1822 London, England |
Died | 1890 |
Occupation | Poet, writer |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Poetry, 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]