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Martha Everts Holden

d. 1896

A late-19th-century American writer who published as "Amber," she is remembered for reflective fiction and sketches with a warm, thoughtful voice. Her known works include A String of Amber Beads, Rosemary and Rue, and the posthumously published Amber Glints.

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A String of Amber Beads

A String of Amber Beads

by Martha Everts Holden

Rosemary and Rue, by Amber

Rosemary and Rue, by Amber

by Martha Everts Holden

About the author

Martha Everts Holden was an American author active in the late 1800s, sometimes writing under the pen name Amber. Library and catalog records identify her as 1844?-1896, and Project Gutenberg lists both Rosemary and Rue and A String of Amber Beads under her name.

Her work appears to have blended fiction with shorter reflective pieces and was published in Chicago in the 1890s. A record in SNAC also connects her with a scrapbook of contributions to Chicago newspapers by "Amber," suggesting that her newspaper writing was an important part of her literary life.

Because reliable biographical information about her is limited online, only a few personal details can be confirmed with confidence. What does stand out is the distinct signature she left in print: brief, expressive writing that was remembered strongly enough to remain in library collections and digital archives long after her death in 1896.