author
Lilian Whiting
1847–1942
A pioneering journalist and editor, she helped open newspaper work to women in the late 19th century and went on to write widely about literature, travel, spirituality, and everyday beauty. Her books blend reflective essays with an inviting, hopeful tone.
6 Audiobooks
The Life Radiant
by Lilian Whiting
The Brownings, Their Life and Art
by Lilian Whiting
The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific
by Lilian Whiting
Canada, the Spellbinder
by Lilian Whiting
Italy, the Magic Land
by Lilian Whiting
Louise Chandler Moulton, Poet and Friend
by Lilian Whiting
About the author
Born Emily Lilian Whiting in New York in 1847, she became an American journalist, editor, poet, and essayist at a time when few women held visible roles in newspapers. She worked as literary editor of the Boston Evening Traveller from 1880 to 1890 and then served as editor-in-chief of the Boston Budget from 1890 to 1893.
After her newspaper years, she devoted herself mainly to writing. Her books range across poetry, short fiction, literary appreciation, travel, and spiritual reflection, and she became especially known for titles such as The World Beautiful. She also wrote a biography of Kate Field and spent much of her later life traveling and living in Europe, experiences that shaped the graceful, observant style of her nonfiction.
Whiting died in Boston in 1942. Today she is remembered both for her own body of work and for the path she helped make for women in American literary and journalistic life.