Sarah Ann Myers

Sarah Ann Myers
Born1800 Edit this on Wikidata
Wilmington Edit this on Wikidata
DiedDecember 11, 1876 Edit this on Wikidata
Carlisle Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationWriter Edit this on Wikidata

Sarah Ann Irwin Myers (1800 – December 11, 1876) was an American author.

She was born Sarah Ann Irwin was born in 1800 in Wilmington, Delaware. She was educated at Bethlehem Female Seminary.[1] In 1825, she married Dr. Theodore Myers. Upon his death, she was forced to support herself and Sarah J. Hale encouraged her to become a writer. Most of her many works were written for children. She also worked as a teacher of music and art. She became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.[1]

Sarah Ann Myers died on 11 December 1876 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[1]

Bibliography

  • Fitz Harold. New York: 1853.[2][1]
  • Sequel to The Neighbors' Children, From the German. Lindsay & Blakiston, 1854.[3]
  • Aunt Carrie's Budget. Philadelphia, 1859.[1]
  • Faithful Nicolette; or the French Nurse. London: 1859.[4][2]
  • Watch—Work—Wait:; or the Orphan's Victory. London: 1859.[4]
    • also published as Watch—Work—Wait: A Story of the Battle of Life.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1876.[5]
  • Self-Sacrifice; or, The Pioneers of Fuegia. 1861.[2]
  • Poor Nicholas. 1863.[2][1]
  • The Gulf Stream. 1864.[1]
  • The Young Recruit. 1864.[6]
  • The Hero of Falcon's Island or The little boy who would be Robinson Crusoe. 1867.[7]
  • Margaret Gordon. 1869.[2][1]
  • The Little Shoemaker: Or, the Orphan's Victory.[8]
  • The Railroad Boy.[9]

Reference

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1887). Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography. Columbia University Libraries. New York, D. Appleton and company.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Burke, William Jeremiah; Howe, Will David (1967). American authors and books, 1640 to the present day. Internet Archive. New York, Crown Publishers.
  3. ↑ R.R. Bowker Company. Dept. of Bibliography; R.R. Bowker Company. Publications Systems Dept (1983). Fiction, 1876-1983 : a bibliography of United States editions : classified author index, main author index, title index, key to publishers and distributors abbreviations/directory of publishers and distributors. Internet Archive. New York : Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-1726-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. 1 2 Alston, R. C. (1990). A checklist of women writers, 1801-1900 : fiction, verse, drama. Internet Archive. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-7295-5.
  5. ↑ "Author: Sarah Ann Myers". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  6. ↑ Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin) (1888). A critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors, living and deceased, from the earliest account to the latter half of the nineteenth century. Containing over forty-six thousand articles (authors), with forty indexes of subjects. University of Michigan. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott company.
  7. ↑ "SHEWROTE". shewrote.rich.ru.nl. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ prepared by the R.R. Bowker company's Database Publishing Division; in collaboration with the Publicsations Systems Department (1986). Fiction, folklore, fantasy & poetry for children, 1876-1985 : author index, illustrator index, title index, awards index. Internet Archive. New York : Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-2272-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  9. ↑ https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88144078.html


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