Elizabeth Payson Prentiss

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Elizabeth Payson Prentiss

American writer

Also known as: Elizabeth Payson

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Née:: Elizabeth Payson

Born:: October 26, 1818, Portland, Maine, U.S.

Died:: August 13, 1878, Dorset, Vermont (aged 59)

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Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (born October 26, 1818, Portland, Maine, U.S.—died August 13, 1878, Dorset, Vermont) was an American writer of popular children’s books of a pious and homely character. Elizabeth Payson was the daughter of a well-known minister and revivalist. At age 19 she opened a short-lived school, but ill health made it difficult for her to establish herself. In 1845 she married the Reverend George L. Prentiss. From an early age Elizabeth Prentiss had been interested in writing, and as early as 1834 she had published a piece in Youth’s Companion. In the early 1850s she took up writing ...(100 of 234 words)

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