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Anne Reeve Aldrich
1866–1892
A gifted American poet and novelist, she wrote with unusual intensity and emotional clarity, building a small but memorable body of work before her life was cut short at just twenty-six.
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A Village Ophelia, and Other Stories
by Anne Reeve Aldrich
About the author
Born in New York City on April 25, 1866, Anne Reeve Aldrich became known as an American poet and novelist. Sources agree that she showed a strong interest in writing from an early age, and her work began appearing while she was still very young.
She lived to see the publication of two books: The Rose of Flame and Other Poems in 1889 and the novel The Feet of Love in 1890. Other writing appeared after her death, helping preserve the reputation of a writer whose career was brief but striking.
Aldrich died in New York on June 28, 1892. Though her life was short, she is still remembered for lyrical, emotional writing that gave her a distinct place in late nineteenth-century American literature.