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Helen S. Conant
American poet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helen Stevens Conant (October 9, 1839 – April 17, 1899) was an American author, poet, and translator.[1]
Personal life
Helen Charlotte Peters Stevens was born to Abiel Stevens and Charlotte Stevens (née Peters) on October 9, 1839, in Methuen, Massachusetts.[1][2] Her ancestors, John Stevens and Andrew Peters immigrated to Andover, Massachusetts, from England in the mid-17th century. As a child, she was taught by a governess and private tutors.[1]
Stevens married journalist and editor Samuel Stillman Conant, son of professor and writer Thomas Jefferson Conant and editor and author Hannah O'Brien Chaplin Conant.[3] Stevens and Conant married on June 10, 1858, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[4] The couple had one child together, a son named Thomas Peters Conant, on July 11, 1860, in Paris, France.[1] The family later moved to Brooklyn, New York.[5]
Conant died on April 17, 1899.[1]
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Literary works
Books
Conant is best known for writing The Butterfly Hunters, published in 1868 by Ticknor and Fields.[6] She is also known for A Primer of German Literature (1877) and A Primer of Spanish Literature (1878), both published by Harper & Brothers.[7] Conant co-translated The Ancient Cities of the New World (1887) by Désiré Charnay from French with J. Gonino.[8]
Articles
Many of Conant's articles were published in various Harper & Brother publications, including Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly, for which her husband was managing editor from 1869 until his disappearance in 1885.[1][9]
Poetry
- From the Spanish of Calderon[15]
- Old German love song (thirteenth century)[16]
- At Manhattan Beach[17]
- Love's Doubt[18]
- "Le Pere Jacques"[19]
- Watch-words[20]
Conant contributed many of her poems to various Harper & Brother publications, including Harper's Bazar, for which she was an editor.[21]
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