Amelia Clotilda Jennings Explained

Amelia Clotilda Jennings (died 1895) was a Canadian poet and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms Maude Alma and Mileta.[1] Jennings was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in a family of a dry-goods merchant and died in Montreal.[1] [2] She published a number of poems, fictionalized letters, and novels, many relating to her native province.[1] Her books include poetry collection Linden Rhymes (1854), "tale and poem" The White Rose in Acadia and Autumn in Nova Scotia (1855), novel Isabel Leicester (1874), and poetry collection North Mountain, near Grand-Pré (1883).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Jennings, Amelia Clotilda. Gwendolyn. Davies. 12.
  2. Book: James, Charles Canniff. A Bibliography of Canadian Poetry (English). The White Rose in Acadia and Autumn in Nova Scotia.. W. Briggs. 1899. 30. en.
  3. Book: Gerson, Carole. Canadian Women in Print, 1750–1918. 2011-05-24. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. 9781554582396. 53. en.
  4. Book: Linden rhymes [microform]. 9780665479328. 1854.
  5. Book: Alma, Maude. Isabel Leicester a romance. 1874. s.n.]. 0665099886. CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches ;no. 09988|location=Hamilton, Ont.?}}

    She wrote a poem about Sarah Curran called "Sarah Curran's Song."[4]

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