Henrietta Gould Rowe | |
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| Born | Henrietta Gould 1835 East Corinth, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1910 |
| Nickname | "Harriet" |
| Occupation | litterateur, author |
| Language | English |
| Subject | New England |
| Spouse |
James Swett Rowe (m. 1856) |
Henrietta Gould Rowe (née, Gould; 1835 – October 27, 1910) was an American litterateur and author of the long nineteenth century.
Henrietta (sometimes "Harriet"[1]) Gould was born in East Corinth, Maine, 1835.[2][a] She was the daughter of Aaron and Sarah Gould. Rowe received an academic education.[1]
She married James Swett Rowe of Bangor, Maine on October 25, 1856. After her marriage, she removed to Bangor, Maine and resided thereafter in that city.[3][1]
She began to write as soon as she could make letters on her slate, but only after her marriage did she write for publication. She did a great deal of literary work in the subsequent decades, principally prose, with an occasional poem. She wrote for The Youth's Companion, Portland Transcript, Wide-Awake, and various other publications. Rowe published various volumes, including Re-told Tales of the Hills and Shores of Maine (1892); Queenshithe (1895); and A Maid of Bar Harbor (1902).[2] As an author, she received positive recognition, and her last book did fair to out-rival her Re-Told Tales, which passed through several editions.[3] She wrote poems and stories for many magazines, principally relating to New England life and character. She was also an educator of advanced pupils in history and literature, and a prominent clubwoman.[1]
Henrietta Gould Rowe died October 27, 1910.[4]
