Lucy Virginia French

Lucy Virginia French

Lucy Virginia French (March 16 1825 – March 31 1881) was an American author born Lucy Virginia Smith in Accomack County, Virginia to Mease W. Smith and Elizabeth Parker. She wrote for the Louisville "Journal" under the name of L'Inconnue. In 1852 she became the editor of "Southern Ladies Book". On January 12 1853 she married Colonel John Hopkins French.

Works

* "Wind Whispers" 1856
* "Istalilxo" 1856
* "The Lady of Tula" 1856
* "Legends of the South" 1867
* "My Roses" 1872
* "Darlingtonia" 1979

References

*Tennessee Historical Society. [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=F073 "Lucy Virginia Smith"] [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture] 2002. Accessed August 27, 2008
*"French, Lucy Virginia (Smith)." "American Authors 1600 – 1900." H. W. Wilson Company, NY 1938.


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