Harriet Vaughan Cheney (September 9, 1796 – May 14, 1889)[1] was an American-Canadian novelist. She wrote a number of historical romances, among them A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Thirty-Six and The Rivals of Acadia, as well as religious works for children.
Cheney published her first works in Boston. In 1830, she married Canadian merchant Edward Cheney, with whom she would have four children, and moved to Montreal, where she would spend the rest of her life. Her sister Eliza had also married a Canadian and moved to Montreal, and the two regularly contributed stories and poems to Literary Garland, Canada's foremost literary magazine of the time. Cheney continued to publish her longer works in Boston. After the deaths of their husbands in 1845 and 1846, the two sisters founded the Snow-Drop, a monthly girls' magazine "primarily concerned with social roles and domestic responsibilities appropriate for young women."[3] Cheney died in 1889.
Selected works
Title page of 1850 edition of A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Hundred Thirty Six: A Tale of Olden Times.
The Sunday-School, or Village Sketches (1820, with Eliza Cushing)
A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Thirty-Six: A Tale of Olden Times (1824, anonymous)
The Rivals of Acadia: an Old Story of the New World (1827, anonymous)
Sketches from the Life of Christ (1844)
Confessions of an Early Martyr (1846)
The Snow-Drop (periodical, 1847–52, with Eliza Cushing)
Stories for The Literary Garland:
"Jacques Cartier and the Little Indian Girl" (1848)
"The Emigrants" (1850)
"Cousin Emma" (1850)
"A Legend of the Lake" (1851)
"The Old Manuscript: A Memoire of the Past" (1851)
"Early Authorship" (essay for the Garland, 1850)
References
^New, William (2002). Encyclopedia of literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 197. ISBN9780387201092. McMullen, Lorraine; Sandra Campbell (1993). Pioneering women: short stories by Canadian women : beginnings to 1880. University of Ottawa Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN9780776603858. Other sources erroneously give her birthdate as 1815, which would have made her five years old when The Sunday-School was published and nine years old when her first novel came out.
^"Harriet Vaughan Cheney, Eliza Lanesford Cushing, Eleanor H. Lay". Celebrating Women's Achievements. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
Bibliography
McMullen, Lorraine; Campbell, Sandra (1993). Pioneering Women: Short Stories by Canadian Women : Beginnings to 1880. University of Ottawa Press. ISBN978-0-7766-0385-8.
Cushing, Eliza Lanesford, and Harriet Vining Cheney. The Snow drop; or, Juvenile Magazine. Lovell and Gibson, Montreal. Vol. I, 1848.; Vol. II, 1849; Vol. III, 1850; Vol. IV, 1850. All 4 volumes accessed 4 January 2014, in PDF format.
April 24, 2023
harriet, vaughan, cheney, september, 1796, 1889, american, canadian, novelist, wrote, number, historical, romances, among, them, peep, pilgrims, sixteen, thirty, rivals, acadia, well, religious, works, children, bornseptember, 1796brighton, massachusettsdiedma. Harriet Vaughan Cheney September 9 1796 May 14 1889 1 was an American Canadian novelist She wrote a number of historical romances among them A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Thirty Six and The Rivals of Acadia as well as religious works for children Harriet Vaughan CheneyBornSeptember 9 1796Brighton MassachusettsDiedMay 14 1889 aged 92 OccupationNovelistGenreHistorical RomancesSpouseEdward CheneyRelativesHannah Webster Foster mother Eliza Lanesford Cushing sister Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 External linksBiography EditHarriet Vaughan Cheney was born in Brighton Massachusetts September 9 1796 Her father was John Foster a Unitarian clergyman 2 Her mother Hannah Webster Foster and her sister Eliza Lanesford Cushing were also both writers Cheney published her first works in Boston In 1830 she married Canadian merchant Edward Cheney with whom she would have four children and moved to Montreal where she would spend the rest of her life Her sister Eliza had also married a Canadian and moved to Montreal and the two regularly contributed stories and poems to Literary Garland Canada s foremost literary magazine of the time Cheney continued to publish her longer works in Boston After the deaths of their husbands in 1845 and 1846 the two sisters founded the Snow Drop a monthly girls magazine primarily concerned with social roles and domestic responsibilities appropriate for young women 3 Cheney died in 1889 Selected works Edit Title page of 1850 edition of A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Hundred Thirty Six A Tale of Olden Times The Sunday School or Village Sketches 1820 with Eliza Cushing A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Thirty Six A Tale of Olden Times 1824 anonymous The Rivals of Acadia an Old Story of the New World 1827 anonymous Sketches from the Life of Christ 1844 Confessions of an Early Martyr 1846 The Snow Drop periodical 1847 52 with Eliza Cushing Stories for The Literary Garland Jacques Cartier and the Little Indian Girl 1848 The Emigrants 1850 Cousin Emma 1850 A Legend of the Lake 1851 The Old Manuscript A Memoire of the Past 1851 Early Authorship essay for the Garland 1850 References Edit New William 2002 Encyclopedia of literature in Canada University of Toronto Press p 197 ISBN 9780387201092 McMullen Lorraine Sandra Campbell 1993 Pioneering women short stories by Canadian women beginnings to 1880 University of Ottawa Press pp 89 90 ISBN 9780776603858 Other sources erroneously give her birthdate as 1815 which would have made her five years old when The Sunday School was published and nine years old when her first novel came out McMullen amp Campbell 1993 p 89 Harriet Vaughan Cheney Eliza Lanesford Cushing Eleanor H Lay Celebrating Women s Achievements Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 2010 11 30 Bibliography Edit McMullen Lorraine Campbell Sandra 1993 Pioneering Women Short Stories by Canadian Women Beginnings to 1880 University of Ottawa Press ISBN 978 0 7766 0385 8 External links Edit Children s literature portalWorks by Harriet Vaughan Cheney at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Harriet Vaughan Cheney at Internet Archive Cushing Eliza Lanesford and Harriet Vining Cheney The Snow drop or Juvenile Magazine Lovell and Gibson Montreal Vol I 1848 Vol II 1849 Vol III 1850 Vol IV 1850 All 4 volumes accessed 4 January 2014 in PDF format Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harriet Vaughan Cheney amp oldid 1101531804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
