Amanda M. Edmond facts for kids
Amanda Maria Corey Edmond (born October 24, 1824 – died May 30, 1862) was an American writer. She wrote many poems and stories, especially for children. Her books were often used in Sunday schools.
Life and Writing
Amanda Maria Corey was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her parents were Elijah Corey, Jr. and Mary Richards. Her family had lived in New England for a long time.
Amanda was a Baptist her whole life. This religious belief was very important and influenced much of her writing. In May 1844, she married James Edmond. He was a merchant from Boston. They had six children together: two sons and four daughters. Sadly, two of their daughters, Amy and Jenny, passed away when they were young.
For most of her life, Amanda and her family lived in Brookline. For a while, they also lived in Philadelphia. Amanda Edmond died from a lung disease called consumption, which is now known as tuberculosis. She was buried in Brookline's Walnut Street Cemetery. Her husband, James, passed away in 1881.
Her Start as a Writer
Amanda Edmond started writing poems when she was young. She wrote a lot of poetry between the ages of fourteen and twenty. Some of these poems were published after she passed away, so her friends could read them.
In 1845, her book The Broken Vow and Other Poems was published. She sent a copy to James Montgomery, a famous hymn writer. He wrote back, saying her work was as good as that of well-known poets like Felicia Hemans and Joanna Baillie. Another copy went to Lydia Sigourney, who also praised her writing. Even Edgar Allan Poe reviewed her book for a newspaper called the Broadway Journal.
What She Wrote About
Many of Amanda Edmond's poems were about religious topics. But she also wrote about other important subjects. For example, she wrote about the abolition of slavery, which was the movement to end slavery.
Several of her books became popular and were used as textbooks in Sunday schools. Most of her poems were published using only her initials, "A.M.E."
Works
Here are some of the books Amanda Maria Corey Edmond wrote:
- The Broken Vow and Other Poems (1844)
- Willie Grant; or, The Little Pharisee (1844)
- The Vase of Flowers: A Gift for the Young (1846)
- Ralph Mobrey: or, The Child of Many Prayers (1847)
- Early Days: pieces in prose and verse for the young (1848)
- Forget Me Not: A Gift for Sabbath School Children (1854)
- Memoir of Mrs. Sarah D. Comstock: missionary to Arracan (1854)
- Religious and Other Poems (1872)
