Amelia E Barr

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was an author and educator from Britain. Her stories mostly take place in England and Scotland. These scenes come from her memories of her childhood environment. Her writings include: Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember...See more

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was an author and educator from Britain. Her stories mostly take place in England and Scotland. These scenes come from her memories of her childhood environment. Her writings include: Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, The novels The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, and The Lost Silver of Briffault. Amelia Edith Huddleston was born on March 29, 1831 (but 1832 is also mentioned) in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. Her father was a Wesleyan clergyman named Reverend William Huddleston. She was raised in an environment of culture and sophistication and had an early interest in reading for education and entertainment. See less