Harriet Prescott Spofford

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Harriet Prescott Spofford was a 19th-century American writer best known for her gothic and romantic short stories, poetry, and novels that appeared in prominent literary magazines of her time.

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instanceOf 19th-century American writer
essayist
human
novelist
poet
short story writer
writer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1835-04-03
dateOfDeath 1921-08-14
educatedAt Putnam Free School NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Yankee
familyName Prescott NERFINISHED
Spofford NERFINISHED
genre gothic fiction
novel
poetry
romantic fiction
short story
givenName Harriet NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American Gothic literature NERFINISHED
Romanticism NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor gothic short stories
romantic fiction
notableWork “Azarian: An Episode” NERFINISHED
“Circumstance” NERFINISHED
“In a Cellar” NERFINISHED
“The Amber Gods” NERFINISHED
“The Thief in the Night” NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
novelist
poet
short story writer
writer
placeOfBirth Calais, Maine NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Amesbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
publishedIn Harper’s Magazine NERFINISHED
Scribner’s Monthly NERFINISHED
The Atlantic Monthly NERFINISHED
The Century Magazine NERFINISHED
residence Amesbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Newburyport, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Richard S. Spofford Jr. NERFINISHED
workPeriod 19th century
early 20th century

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