Seon Manley (January 7, 1921 – March 11, 2009), was an American editor and author who worked with her sister Gogo Lewis. She worked with the supernatural, tales of suspense, and horror as well as biographies.
Seon Manley | |
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| Born | Janet Helen Givens January 7, 1921 Connecticut |
| Died | March 11, 2009 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
Biography
editJanet Helen Givens was born in Connecticut on January 7, 1921 to Webster Crane Givens and Carolyn McLean. Her degree was from Wellesley College. Her mother died while she was young and she and her sister were sent to live with their grandparents in New York for a time. She became the advertising manager for the publishing house Vanguard Press. Manley began editing books for Vanguard, including critical works like those by Eugene Jolas. Manley also edited anthologies of horror stories, mostly with her sister Gogo Lewis. Edward Gorey created the covers for eight of these from 1973 to 1979. Manley also wrote about the places and people she encountered and various times in her life in a series of mostly autobiographical books. With her husband she edited a book on The Age of the Manager which went with his consulting company. They also created books on the history of a selection of beaches and islands and the people involved in them. Manley in 2009. Her husband was Robert Russell Manley Jr, with whom she had a daughter Shivaun.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- Long Island Discovery: An Adventure Into the History, Manners, and Mores of America's Front Porch, 1966
- Dorothy and William Wordsworth : the heart of a circle of friends, 1974
- Rudyard Kipling: Creative Adventurer, 1965
- Nathaniel Hawthorne; captain of the imagination, 1968
- My Heart's in the Heather, 1968
- Beaches: their lives, legends, and lore, 1968
- Islands: their lives, legends, and lore, 1970
Anthologies
edit- The Ghost in the Far Garden, and Other Stories, 1977
- Magic!: A Treasury for Young Readers, 1967
- Shapes of the Supernatural, 1969
- A Gathering of Ghosts, 1970
- Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex, 1971
- Mistresses of Mystery: Two Centuries of Suspense Stories by the Gentle Sex, 1973
- Baleful Beasts, 1974
- Bewitched Beings, 1974
- Ladies of Fantasy: Two Centuries of Sinister Stories by the Gentle Sex, 1975
- Ladies of the Gothics, 1975
- Masters of the Macabre, 1975
- Women of the Weird: Eerie Stories by the Gentle Sex, 1976
- Sisters of Sorcery, 1976
- Ghostly Gentlewomen: Two Centuries of Spectral Stories By the Gentle Sex, 1977
- Christmas Ghosts, 1978
- Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories, 1978
- Nature's Revenge: Eerie Stories of Revolt Against the Human Race, 1978
- Fun Phantoms: Tales of Ghostly Entertainment, 1979
- The Haunted Dolls, 1980
Short fiction
edit- Yes, My Darling Daughter, 1976
- Letter from Massachusetts: 1688, 1976
- The Most Beautiful Birds in the World, 1978
- The Christmas of the Big Bisque Doll, 1980
References and sources
edit- ^ "View ROBERT MANLEY's Obituary on NYTimes". Legacy.com. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ Chandler, Alfred D. (1963). "The Age of the Manager: A Treasury of our Times. Edited by Robert and Seon Manley. New York, The Macmillan Co., 1962. Pp. 492. $8.50". Business History Review. 37 (3): 279–280. doi:10.2307/3112241. ISSN 0007-6805. JSTOR 3112241.
- ^ "RUDYARD KIPLING: Creative Adventure.; By Seon Manley. Illustrated. 256 pp. New York: The Vanguard Press $4.95. For Ages 12 and Up". The New York Times. 1965-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Engagement Announcement". Waukesha Daily Freeman (Waukesha, WI). 1 July 1954.
- ^ "Author". Seon Manley.
- ^ "View Robert Manley's Obituary on GreenwichTime.com and share memories". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "LONG ISLAND DISCOVERY by Seon Manley". Kirkus Reviews. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Anthologies by Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis". Goreyana. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "EDWARD GOREY. Ladies of the Gothics". Log In - Client Account. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ Ashley, M.; Contento, W. (1995). The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies. Bibliographies and indexes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-24030-0. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ Carter, R.A. (2008). Tell Me the Truth About Love: Memories: 1953-1969. Xlibris US. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4691-2400-1. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Manley, Seon - Library of Congress". LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2020-02-07.