Sarah Hammond Palfrey Explained

Sarah Hammond Palfrey (December 11, 1823 – 1914) was an American novelist and poet who used the pseudonym. E. Foxton. She was born in Boston to John Gorham Foxton, a Unitarian minister,^[1] and Mary Ann née Hammond Palfrey.^[2] She lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[3]

Some of her letters survive.^{[4] [5]}

Writings

• Harvest-home
• Old times and new

Novels

• Herman, or Young Knighthood Volume I and II, Lee and Shepard, Boston 1865
• Agnes Wentworth
• Katherine Morne

Poetry

• Prémices
• Sir Pavon and St. Pavon
• King Arthur in Avalon
• The Chapel the Chapel; And Other Poems, Christo Et Ecclesia (1880)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palfrey, Sarah Hammond, 1823-1914 - Social Networks and Archival Context. snaccooperative.org.
2. Web site: Page:The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 08.djvu/195 - Wikisource, the free online library. en.wikisource.org.
3. Everybody's Encyclopedia 1912 Palfrey, Sarah Hammond entry
4. Web site: Sarah Hammond Palfrey autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Hazelwood, 17 May 1908. www.digitalcommonwealth.org.
5. Web site: Palfrey, Sarah Hammond, 1823-1914. 1 letter to [Mrs ] Story; n.d. | HOLLIS for]. hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu.