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Died 1904, Balti, Maryland, United States Books Russia and Turkey in the ninete, Europe In Africa In The Ninet, Our Cousin Veronica: Or - Scene, Our Cousin Veronica; Or - Scene, France in the Nineteent | ||
France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Wormeley LATIMER Part 1/2 | Full Audio Book
Mary Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer (July 26, 1822, London – January 4, 1904) was an English-American writer, both of original works and translations.
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- France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Wormeley LATIMER Part 12 Full Audio Book
- France in the Nineteenth Century Part 12 Full Audiobook by Elizabeth Wormeley LATIMER by History
- Early life
- Education and career
- Personal life
- Work
- References
France in the Nineteenth Century Part 1/2 Full Audiobook by Elizabeth Wormeley LATIMER by History
Early life
She was the daughter of Admiral Ralph Randolph Wormeley (1785–1852) and Caroline (née Preble) Wormeley (1799–1872). Her father, a native of Virginia, was an Admiral of the British navy, and preceding his death, resided in Boston, Massachusetts. He maternal grandfather was Sir John Randolph, attorney general for the Colony of Virginia. Her mother was a niece of Commodore Edward Preble, U.S. Navy.
Her sisters were Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the translator, and Ariana Randolph Wormeley Curtis (1834–1922), a writer who published the comedy entitled The Coming Woman, or the Spirit of '76 in 1870, which has been acted in public and private both in the United States and in Europe. Ariana was married to prominent banker and patron of the arts, Daniel Sargent Curtis (1825–1908).
Education and career
She was educated by tutors and at a school in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Early travels also helped educate her.
She spent the winter of 1842 in Boston as the guest of the family of George Ticknor, and in that environment received much encouragement of her interest in literature.
The daughter resided several years in Newport, Rhode Island, and in 1856, after gaining a reputation as a writer. After spending several years raising her children, she began writing again in 1876.
Personal life
Around 1856, she married Randolph Brandt Latimer (1821–1903) of Baltimore. From 1856 to 1876, she devoted herself to raising a family, including:
Latimer died on January 4, 1904 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Work
She contributed to magazines, and published:
A number of her works were volumes dealing popularly with contemporary European history:
She translated: