H. A. Guerber

Hélène Adeline Guerber (March 9th, 1859–May 26th, 1929[1][2]), also known as H.A. Guerber, was an American writer of books, most of which were lively retellings of myths, legends, folklore, plays, epic poetry, operas and history. She was also a teacher.

Although several books by Guerber are still in print, details about her life are scant. There are entries for her in three or four biographical sources from the early 1900's, but apart from listing the books she wrote, these sources provide almost no facts about her life.[3][4][5] These book sources are supplemented by two short death notices, six census records (five federal and the 1892 New York state). Even the scant information is sometimes conflicting. Although Hélène Guerber published over two dozen books in her lifetime, as a person she is almost forgotten.

  1. ^ Myths of the Norsemen, re-published 1992 by Dover Publications.
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  3. ^ Adams, Oscar Fay (1904). A Dictionary of American Authors (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. p. 493.
  4. ^ Who's Who in New York City and State. New York City: L.R. Hamersly Co. 1904. p. 273.
  5. ^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America, 1914-1915. New York: The American Commonwealth Co. p. 347.