Author:Lydia Huntley Sigourney
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| Lydia Huntley Sigourney née Lydia Howard Huntley (1 September 1791 - 10 June 1865) was an American poetess and author who was extremely popular in her own time but is nearly forgotten today. Some of her works were published anonymously. The majority were published under the variations of her name "L. H. S.", "Mrs. Sigourney", or "Mrs. L. H. Sigourney." |
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Works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Biographies of the Great & Good
- Letters of Life (transcription project)
- Letters to Mothers
(transcription project) - Pleasant Memories of Pleasant Lands (transcription project)
- Pocahontas, and Other Poems (transcription project)
- Poems for the Sea
- Sketch of Connecticut, Forty Years Since
(transcription project)
Poetry[edit]
- Bread in the Wilderness
- Charity Never Faileth
- Farewell of the Soul to the Body
- Go To Thy Rest
- General Putnam
- How Far From Home
- Man—Woman
- Memory
- To a Shred of Linen
- Sleeping Child
- The Bride
- The Butterfly
- The Chair of the Indian King [Uncas]
- The Cheerful Giver
- The Coral Insect
- The Defection of the Disciples
- The Liberated Prisoner
- The Ruler's Faith
- The Widow at Her Daughter's Bridal
Hymns[edit]
- Active Piety
- Burial of a Friend
- Child's Prayer at entering Church
- Death of a Pastor
- Harvest
- Marriage Hymn
- Prayer at Sea
Tributes[edit]
Short Didactic Works[edit]
- An Elder Sister
- Memories and Legends of Connecticut
Biographies[edit]
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- Sketch of the Life of the Author [Hannah More] from The Works of Hannah More, Boston: S.G. Goodrich, 1827.[1]
Works about Sigourney[edit]
- "Lydia H. Sigourney, Inscription on Tablet" by John Greenleaf Whittier
- “Sigourney, Mrs. Lydia,” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
- “Sigourney, Lydia Huntley”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911
Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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