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Josephine Preston Peabody
1874–1922
A lyrical American poet and dramatist, she wrote with a gift for wonder, feeling, and moral urgency. Her work ranges from delicate poems about childhood to ambitious verse drama and writing shaped by social conscience.
5 Audiobooks
The Piper: A Play in Four Acts
by Josephine Preston Peabody
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew
by Josephine Preston Peabody
The Book of the Little Past
by Josephine Preston Peabody
The Singing Man: A Book of Songs and Shadows
by Josephine Preston Peabody
The singing leaves : A book of songs and spells
by Josephine Preston Peabody
About the author
Born in Brooklyn on May 30, 1874, and later raised in the Boston area, Josephine Preston Peabody became known as a poet, playwright, and teacher. She studied at Girls' Latin School in Boston and at Radcliffe College, and she also taught English at Wellesley.
She published poetry early and built a reputation for verse that could be both airy and exact, as well as deeply humane. Her best-known works include The Book of the Little Past, Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew, and the verse drama The Piper, which won the Stratford Prize and was staged in both London and New York.
Peabody's writing also showed a strong concern for social justice, especially in her later work. She died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 4, 1922, but her poems and plays still stand out for their musical language, emotional warmth, and belief that literature should speak to both beauty and human need.