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Henrietta Christian Wright (1852–1899) was an American children's author who resided in the Old Bridge section of East Brunswick, New Jersey. She was born there on February 18, 1852, died there on December 13, 1899, and buried in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Publishing career She wrote children's books on literature, history and science. One of her children's books, Children's Stories in American Literature: 1660-1860, covered the lives and works of such great authors as Edgar Allan Poe, William Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. First published in 1861, this book was a part of the everyday schooling of young pre-teens. In 1883, the New York publisher White and Stokes published Little Folk in Green written by Wright and illustrated at the age of 16 by Miss Lydia Emmet (1866–1952), who went on to become a noted portrait artist. Wright also produced Children's Stories in English Literature from Taliesin to Shakespeare, in which she introduces traditional songs and literary work by Chaucer, Spenser, Phillip Sidney, and Shakespeare with biographical and historic notes before re-telling their writings in language for children. It was published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1889. Selected works References External links Works by Henrietta Christian Wright at Project Gutenberg Works by Henrietta Christian Wright at Faded Page (Canada) Works by or about Henrietta Christian Wright at Internet Archive Staff (April 16, 1906). "Looking For the Murderer of Mrs. Wright". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. But one of her daughters, Henrietta, developed into an author of considerable prominence.. Discover the Henrietta Christian Wright popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Henrietta Christian Wright books.