Blanche Mary Channing | |
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Born | February 26, 1860 |
Died | August 9, 1902 Boston, Massachusetts, US | (aged 42)
Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery (Brattleboro, Vermont) |
Occupation | Poet and writer |
Genre | Children's literature |
Relatives |
William Henry Channing (father) Francis Channing, 1st Baron Channing of Wellingborough (brother) |
Blanche Mary Channing (February 26, 1860 – August 9, 1902) was a poet and writer of juvenile fiction.
Blanche Mary Channing was born on February 26, 1860. [1] She was the daughter of Julia Maria (née Allen) and William Henry Channing, a Unitarian clergyman in England and America. [2] [3] [4] [5] Her brother was Francis Allston Channing, later the 1st Baron Channing of Wellingborough and a member of the British Parliament. [6] [7]
Her great-uncle was William Ellery Channing the foremost Unitarian preacher in the 19th century. [8] [3] Other notable greatuncles include physician and Harvard professor Walter Channing and Havard professor of rhetoric Edward Tyrrel Channing. In addition, her first cousin once-removed was the transcendentalist poet William Ellery Channing.
Channing was a writer and poet, known for her children's books. [8] [2] [3] Her poems were popular during the Spanish–American War era [4] and were published in Time magazine and newspapers such as the The Boston Journal. [9] [10] Her last novel for children, The Balaster Boys, was released shortly before her death in 1902. [3] [11] [12]
However, her children's books Zodiac Stories (1899), Winifred West (1901), and Lullaby Castle and Other Poems (1902) were her best-known works. [8] [13] [14] [15] She also provided illustrations to go with Zodiac Stories, a short story collection that explored the customs from different countries. [16] [17]
Channing lived in Brookline, Massachusetts. [8] She was involved in the anti- vivisection movement to protect animals [8] and was considered an "intensely religious Liberal". [4] She died on August 9, 1902, in the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from an illness after being chilled during a boating outing in Nahant a few weeks prior. [8] [2] Her funeral was held at Emmanual Church on Newberry Street in Boston on August 12, 1902. [2] [3] She was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro, Vermont. [6]
Blanche Mary Channing | |
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Born | February 26, 1860 |
Died | August 9, 1902 Boston, Massachusetts, US | (aged 42)
Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery (Brattleboro, Vermont) |
Occupation | Poet and writer |
Genre | Children's literature |
Relatives |
William Henry Channing (father) Francis Channing, 1st Baron Channing of Wellingborough (brother) |
Blanche Mary Channing (February 26, 1860 – August 9, 1902) was a poet and writer of juvenile fiction.
Blanche Mary Channing was born on February 26, 1860. [1] She was the daughter of Julia Maria (née Allen) and William Henry Channing, a Unitarian clergyman in England and America. [2] [3] [4] [5] Her brother was Francis Allston Channing, later the 1st Baron Channing of Wellingborough and a member of the British Parliament. [6] [7]
Her great-uncle was William Ellery Channing the foremost Unitarian preacher in the 19th century. [8] [3] Other notable greatuncles include physician and Harvard professor Walter Channing and Havard professor of rhetoric Edward Tyrrel Channing. In addition, her first cousin once-removed was the transcendentalist poet William Ellery Channing.
Channing was a writer and poet, known for her children's books. [8] [2] [3] Her poems were popular during the Spanish–American War era [4] and were published in Time magazine and newspapers such as the The Boston Journal. [9] [10] Her last novel for children, The Balaster Boys, was released shortly before her death in 1902. [3] [11] [12]
However, her children's books Zodiac Stories (1899), Winifred West (1901), and Lullaby Castle and Other Poems (1902) were her best-known works. [8] [13] [14] [15] She also provided illustrations to go with Zodiac Stories, a short story collection that explored the customs from different countries. [16] [17]
Channing lived in Brookline, Massachusetts. [8] She was involved in the anti- vivisection movement to protect animals [8] and was considered an "intensely religious Liberal". [4] She died on August 9, 1902, in the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from an illness after being chilled during a boating outing in Nahant a few weeks prior. [8] [2] Her funeral was held at Emmanual Church on Newberry Street in Boston on August 12, 1902. [2] [3] She was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro, Vermont. [6]