Alice Cary
1820 - 1871
General Information
Bio
(1820-1871) Poet. Alice Cary lived with her sister, Phoebe Cary, also a poet, at 52 East 20th Street, Manhattan, New York, where they conducted a literary salon, inviting such guests as Horace Greeley, Herman Melville, George Ripley, and Bayard Taylor.
Full Name
Alice Cary
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1820
BIRTH
Alice Cary was born near Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1820.
1849
LITWORK
Poems
Poetry written with her sister, Phoebe Cary.
Poetry written with her sister, Phoebe Cary.
1849
LITWORK
Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary
Poetry written with her sister, Phoebe Cary.
Poetry written with her sister, Phoebe Cary.
1850
RESIDENCE
Alice Cary moved from Ohio to New York City in 1850 and was joined there in 1851 by her sister, Phoebe Cary. In 1855 Alice bought a house at 52 East 20th Street, Manhattan, New York, where they conducted a literary salon, inviting such guests as Horace Greeley, Herman Melville, George Ripley, and Bayard Taylor.
1852
LITWORK
Clovernook; or, Recollections of Our Neighborhood in the West
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1852
LITWORK
Hagar, a Story of To-Day
1853
LITWORK
Lyra and Other Poems
Poetry.
Poetry.
1854
LITWORK
The Clovernook Children
Sketches.
Sketches.
1855
LITWORK
Maiden of Tlascala
Poetry.
Poetry.
1856
LITWORK
Married, Not Mated; or, How They Lived at Woodside and Throckmorton Hall
1859
LITWORK
Pictures of Country Life
Sketches.
Sketches.
1859
LITWORK
Adopted Daughter, and Other Tales
1866
LITWORK
Ballads, Lyrics, and Hymns.: By Alice Cary
New York: Hurd and Houghton.
New York: Hurd and Houghton.
1867
LITWORK
Snow Berries, a Book for Young Folks
1867
LITWORK
The Bishop's Son
1871
DEATH
Alice Cary died in in New York City in 1871.
1871
INTERMENT
Alice Cary was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
1873
LITWORK
Ballads For Little Folk By Alice And Phoebe Cary
Compiled and edited by Mary Clemmer Ames.
Compiled and edited by Mary Clemmer Ames.
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