Henrietta Christian Wright was an American children's story writer. She wrote children's books on literature, history and science. One of her books of children's stories covered a period of 1660-1860 with great authors like Edgar Allan Poe, William Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Lowell, and Holmes. Published in 1895, this book was a part of the everyday schooling of young pre-teens.
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