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Lucy C. (Lucy Cecil) Lillie

b. 1855

A 19th-century writer of fiction and cultural essays, she wrote for young readers and also turned her attention to art, music, and literature. Her work moved easily between girls’ stories and thoughtful pieces for magazines such as Harper’s.

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Strange stories of the Civil War

Strange stories of the Civil War

by Robert Shackleton, L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden, William Drysdale, G. A. Forsyth, John Habberton, William J. Henderson, Lucy C. (Lucy Cecil) Lillie, Howard Patterson

About the author

Lucy C. Lillie, also published as Lucy Cecil Lillie, was a 19th-century author whose books include Prudence: A Story of Æsthetic London, The Story of Music and Musicians, and The Story of English Literature for Young Readers. Surviving records in library and book catalogs consistently connect her name with fiction for girls as well as literary and educational writing.

She also contributed essays to Harper’s, including pieces on art and travel such as "In Surrey" and "Two Phases of American Art." That mix of storytelling and cultural commentary suggests a writer interested not just in plot, but in helping readers look outward at the wider world of books, music, and visual art.

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