Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood
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| Born | June 20, 1817  Wendell |
| Died | September 14, 1864 (aged 47) Marietta |
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Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood (June 20, 1817 – September 14, 1864) was an American translator, writer, and editor who published under the names Anne T. Wilbur, Anne T. Wood, Annie T Wood, Florence Leight, and Mrs. John Procter. She is the first person to have translated Jules Verne into English.[1]
Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood was born on June 20, 1817 in Wendell, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Hervey Wilbur, Congregationalist minister and author. She worked as a music teacher and as editor of the Ladies’ Magazine and Ladies’ Casket.[2]
Her first translation of Verne was the short story "A Voyage in a Balloon," published in Sartain’s Union Magazine of Literature and Art, May 1852. She also translated "Martin Paz" as "The Pearl of Lima. A Story of True Love," published in Graham’s Magazine, April 1853.[3] Her other translations include The Romance of a Mummy (1863), a translation of Théophile Gautier's Le Roman de la Momie (1858), and The Solitary of Juan Fernandez ; or, The Real Robinson Crusoe (1851). a translation of Seul ! (1857) by X. B. Saintine.[2][3]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Solitary of Juan Fernandez ; or, The Real Robinson Crusoe, by X. B. Saintine, Ticknor, Reed, and Fields,Boston: 1851[4][3][2]
- Chrisna; the Queen of the Danube, by Santine, Translated from the French by Anne Toppan (Wilbur) Wood Delisser & Procter, New York: 1859[3][2]
- The Roman Question, by Edmond François Valentin About, translated by Annie T. Wood, J. E. Tilton and Co., Boston: 1859[3][2]
- The Romance of the Mummy, by Théophile Gautier, Columbus, Ohio: 1860; Bradburn, New York: 1863[3][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "SFE: Wilbur, Anne T". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e f Appleton's cyclopedia of American biography. 6. Sunderland - Zurita. - 1889. New York: Daniel; Appleton. 1889. p. 503.
- ^ a b c d e f Wolcott, Norman (March 2005). "The Victorian Translators of Verne: Mercier to Metcalfe". Jules Verne Mondial.
- ^ Hartman, Donald K. (1999). Historical figures in nineteenth century fiction. Kenmore, N.Y.: Epoch Books. ISBN 978-0-9629586-3-2.
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