Helen Maud Merrill

Helen Maud Merrill
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	(1865-05-05)May 5, 1865 Bangor, Maine
Died	DOD unknown
Pen name	Samantha Spriggins
Occupation	litterateur, poet
Nationality	American
Notable works	"The Angel in the Stone"

Helen Maud Merrill (pen name, Samantha Spriggins; May 5, 1865 - unknown) was an American litterateur and poet from Maine. Her first published poem was in the Waterville Sentinel, in 1882. During the decade of 1882–1892, Merrill contributed numerous poems to the St. Nicholas Magazine, Portland Transcript, the Gospel Banner and other journals. She also engaged in editorial work.^[1]