Clarke, Helen Archibald (1860–1926)

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Clarke, Helen Archibald (1860–1926)

American writer and publisher. Name variations: (joint pseudonym) H.A.C. Born Helen Archibald Clarke, Nov 13, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died Feb 8, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts; dau. of Hugh Archibald Clarke (professor of music) and Jane (Searle) Clarke; studied music as a special student at University of Pennsylvania; never married; lived with Charlotte Endymion Porter; no children.

With Charlotte Endymion Porter, founded the literary magazine Poet Lore; writings include Apparitions (1892), Browning's Italy (1907), Browning's England (1908), A Child's Guide to Mythology (1908), Longfellow's Country (1909), Hawthorne's Country (1910), The Poets' New England (1911) and Browning and His Century (1912).

See also Women in World History.

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