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H. B. Goodwin

Hannah Elizabeth Bradbury Goodwin Talcott (née, Bradbury; after first marriage, Goodwin; after second marriage, Talcott; March 3, 1827 – June 1, 1893) was an American novelist, poet and educator from Maine who resided in Boston for many years. She wrote under various pen names, including H. B., H. E. B., H. B. G., Mrs. H. B. Goodwin, and Mrs. Goodwin-Talcott.

Hannah Elizabeth Bradbury Goodwin Talcott
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornHannah Elizabeth Bradbury
(1827-03-16)March 16, 1827
Chesterville, Maine, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1893(1893-06-01) (aged 66)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Pen name
  • "H. B."
  • "H. E. B"
  • "H. B. G."
  • "Mrs. H. B. Goodwin"
  • "Mrs. Goodwin-Talcott"
Occupation
  • educator
  • writer
EducationFarmington Academy
Genre
  • novels
  • short stories
  • sketches
  • poetry
Notable worksDorothy Gray
Spouse
  • George Clinton Goodwin
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    (m. 1857; died 1869)​
  • Daniel Smith Talcott
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    (m. 1874)​

Early life and education

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Hannah Elizabeth Bradbury was born March 3, 1827, in Chesterville, Maine. Her parents were Benjamin and Elizabeth (Davolle) Bradbury.[1] Her school life was spent mainly in Farmington Academy.[2]

Career

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Before her marriage, she wrote many short stories and sketches, which were published in magazines and papers under her initials, "H. B." or "H. E. B". She worked as a teacher of girls in Bangor, Maine, and afterward served as principal of the Charlestown Female Seminary in Boston.

On July 15, 1857, she married George Clinton Goodwin, a Boston drug manufacturer.[3][4] After this marriage, she wrote three novels under the pen name, "H. B. G." Her first novel, Madge (New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1863),[5] was favorably received. Goodwin regarded it as the least worthy of her books. Her second was, Roger Deane's work (Boston, Graves and Young, 1863).[6] The third, Sherbrooke (New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1866),[7] was a story of New England life. The success of that story was instantaneous.[2]

Widowed in 1869,[3] her next two novels appeared under the name, "Mrs. H. B. Goodwin". Dr. Howell's Family (Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1869),[8] was written during months of great physical pain. Many readers regarded it as the author's strongest work. After its publication, Goodwin was for several years an invalid and only wrote short stories, sketches, and letters from Europe to religious newspapers.[2] A spray from Lucerne appeared in 1873.[9]

In Boston, on July 9, 1874, she married Professor Daniel Smith Talcott, D.D., of Bangor, Maine.[10][11] Using the name, "Mrs. Goodwin-Talcott", her next work was The Fortunes of Miss Follen (New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1876).[12] The book received a damning review,[13] but she republished the book five years later as Christine's fortune (A. Williams, 1881),[14][15] a picture of German life, returning to the pen name, "Mrs. H. B. Goodwin". One Among Many (Boston, Cupples, Upham and Company, 1884)[16] gave new evidence of her ability to represent real life. Elizabeth and the roses : a legend of Hungary (Boston, Cupples, Upham and Company, 1886) was in the poetic genre.[17] Our Party of Four (Boston, Cupples and Hurd, 1887),[18] describes a tour in Spain. Perhaps to Dorothy Gray (Boston; Damrell & Upsham, 1891)[19] the highest praise came from critics and literary friends. She also compiled a volume of essays on art and history.[2]

Later life

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For the last 16 years of her life, she was strongly associated with the educational work of Wellesley College. She was an active member of its board of trustees and of its executive committee. She also wrote and read to the students of Wellesley many essays on art, the studies for which were made in the great art centers of Europe, where she traveled in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.[2]

She died in Boston on June 1, 1893.[20]

Works

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As H. B. G.

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  • 1863, Madge; or, Night and morning (text)
  • 1863, Roger Deane's work (text)
  • 1866, Sherbrooke (text)

As Mrs. H. B. Goodwin

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  • 1869, Dr. Howell's family (text)
  • 1873, A spray from Lucerne
  • 1881, Christine's fortune
  • 1884, One Among Many (text)
  • 1886, Elizabeth and the roses : a legend of Hungary (poetry)
  • 1887, Our party of four : a story of travel
  • 1891, Dorothy Gray : an Indian Summer idyl (text)

As Mrs. Goodwin-Talcott

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References

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  1. ^ Cutter, William Richard, ed. (1917). Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Massachusetts. Boston: American Historical Society. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b c d e Willard 1893, p. 325.
  3. ^ a b Finley, E. C. (1927). "Goodwin and Allied Families". Americana. 21 (1). American Historical Society: 55–68.
  4. ^ Griffith, George Bancroft, ed. (1888). "HANNAH ELIZABETH BRADBURY GOODWIN.". The Poets of Maine: A Collection of Specimen Poems from Over Four Hundred Verse-Makers of the Pine-Tree State. Portland: Elwell, Pickard & Company. pp. 523–526.
  5. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1863). Madge; Or, Night and Morning. D. Appleton. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1863). Roger Deane's Work. Graves and Young. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1866). Sherbrooke. D. Appleton. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1869). Dr. Howell's Family. Lee & Shepard. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1873). A Spray from Lucerne. Printed at the Riverside Press. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ "MARRIAGES. TALCOTT-GOODWIN". The Boston Globe. 14 July 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2022 – via Newspapers.com.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. ^ "Daniel S. Talcott. Marriage • Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924". familysearch.org. 9 July 1874. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  12. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1876). The Fortunes of Miss Follen. D. Appleton and Company. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. ^ "NEW PUBLICATIONS". The New York Times. 19 June 1876. Retrieved 21 October 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  14. ^ Goodwin, Mrs H. B. (1881). Christine's fortune. A. Williams. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  15. ^ Detroit Public Library (1905). "ALCOTT, MRS. HERSEY BRADFORD GOODWIN. T143f5". Finding List of English and French Prose Fiction. Cadillac printing Company. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  16. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1884). One Among Many. Cupples, Upham. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  17. ^ Boston Public Library, ed. (1898). "Goodwin, Hannah Elizabeth Bradbury. 4399a. 182". Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston. The Trustees. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1887). Our Party of Four: A Story of Travel. Cupples and Hurd. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  19. ^ Goodwin, Hannah Bradbury (1891). Dorothy Gray: An Indian Summer Idyl. Damrell & Upham. Retrieved 23 January 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  20. ^ Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1893. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1894. p. 554.

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