Amelia Barr Biography

Amelia Barr, Novelist

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Born as	Amelia Edith Huddleston
Known as	Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Occup.	Novelist
From	United Kingdom
Spouse	William Barr (1850-1867)
Born	March 29, 1831 Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Died	March 10, 1919 Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, US
Aged	87 years

Early Life
Amelia Edith Huddleston, called Amelia Barr, was born in 1831 in the market town of Ulverston, situated in what is now Cumbria, England. She was the child of Reverend William Huddleston, an Anglican clergyman, and his partner Mary Husskinson. Amelia matured in a spiritual home, surrounded by a loving family that considerably affected her values and perspectives.

Amelia began her education in the house under the tutelage of her smart and devout moms and dads. Her dad, in particular, had an extensive impact on her intellectual development by encouraging her to check out and study the classics and history. This exposure to numerous topics at a young age inspired her to pursue a career in composing.

Marriage and Emigration to the United States
In 1850, at the age of 19, Amelia wed Robert Barr, a Scottish merchant handling carpets and other products. The young couple made their house in Galgate, near Lancaster, where they started a household. They had 3 kids before emigrating to the United States in 1853, where they would eventually have 8 more kids.

The Barr household at first settled in Illinois, however bad financial conditions led them to relocate to Texas in 1856. The household kept moving southward looking for greener pastures, and by 1859, they reached the Mexican border, living in the Rio Grande Valley for a brief period. They ultimately returned to New York in 1867, residing in Brooklyn for a few years.

Tragedy and Career
Amelia and her family relocated to Austin, Texas, in 1870, where Robert and their three oldest children took positions with the international limit commission. Regretfully, an epidemic of yellow fever struck in 1873, and Amelia lost her spouse and four of their children to the disease. These losses greatly affected Amelia, who was already deep in grief and struggling to discover a way to support her enduring kids.

In 1874, Amelia decided to return to New York and commit herself to composing as a method of supporting her household. She began her literary career with penning narratives and articles for different papers and publications. Amelia's talent for developing well-crafted characters and engaging plots quickly acquired acknowledgment, and her works started appearing in respectable publications such as Harper's Monthly, The Christian Union, and The New York Ledger.

Novelist
By the early 1880s, Amelia Barr had established herself as a successful author, with many of her narratives collected in her launching novel in 1882, titled "A Sister to Esau". Her second book, "A Bow of Orange Ribbon", released in 1886, became her very first major bestseller and established her as a popular novelist in the United States.

Amelia's characteristic writing design was marked by a blend of ethical mentor and domestic realism, discussing styles of love, sacrifice, and perseverance, often grounded in historic occasions. Some of her best-known novels consist of "The Maid of Maiden Lane", "Jan Vedder's Wife" and "The Belle of Bowling Green". Throughout her career, she wrote over 60 books and a numerous number of narratives, essays, and posts.

Unlike other writers of her time, Amelia kept a close relationship with her readers, often reacting to their letters and integrating their experiences into her stories. She also volunteered her time and resources to the Temperance motion, a crucial social cause in her day.

Later Life and Legacy
Amelia Barr continued to write until her death on March 10, 1919, at the age of 88. She left behind a tradition of inspiring determination and imagination, with generations of readers drawn to her stories. Her impact extended beyond her writing, as she mentored other aiming authors like Ida Pollard and Kate Douglas Wiggin. Although her books might not be widely understood today, her dedication to her craft and her decision to offer her family stay a testimony to her spirit and skill.

Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Amelia, under the main topic Women.

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Amelia Barr Famous Works:

1885 Jan Vedder's Wife (Novel)
1886 A Daughter of Fife (Novel)
1890 A Bow of Orange Ribbon (Novel)
1894 The Border Shepherdess (Novel)
1910 The Lion's Whelp (Novel)

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16 Famous quotes by Amelia Barr

"Old age is the verdict of life"

"But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?"

"But the lover's power is the poet's power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung"

"All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves"

"The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them"

"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it"

"Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt, is already accomplished"

"This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away"

"The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful"

"That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life"

"It is always the simple that produces the marvelous"

"When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes"

"Whatever the scientists may say, if we take the supernatural out of life, we leave only the unnatural"

"There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it"

"It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem"

"The fate of love is that it always seems too little or too much"