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Caroline Ticknor

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Black and white photograph of Caroline Ticknor. She is seated at a table and looking down at an open book.
Photograph of Caroline Ticknor from her book Glimpses of Authors (1922)

Caroline Ticknor, (1866–1937) (aged 70) was an American biographer and short story writer. During her lifetime, she published biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott, among others.

Early life

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Ticknor was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1866. Her parents were Benjamin H. Ticknor and Caroline Cushman Ticknor. Her paternal grandfather was William Ticknor, co-founder of the publishing house Ticknor and Fields.[1][2]

Ticknor reportedly began writing at the age of eighteen.[1]

Career

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In 1898, Ticknor became an editor of the International Library of Famous Literature.[2] In addition to books, Ticknor also published short stories in several magazines, including The Atlantic,[3] Cosmopolitan, and New England Magazine.[1]

Bibliography

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Death

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Ticknor died in her home in Jamaica Plain, Boston on May 11, 1937.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ticknor, Caroline | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ a b c TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1937-05-12). "CAROLINE TICKNOR, AUTHOR AND EDITOR; Boston Publisher's Descendant Dies--One of Her Last Books Was 'May Alcott'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. ^ a b Ticknor, Caroline (1901-07-01). "The Steel-Engraving Lady and the Gibson Girl". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ a b c d "Caroline Ticknor (Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-07.