Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard

Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard was a fiction writer born in Massachusetts, United States. She published three novels during her lifetime, The Morgesons was her first in 1862. She also wrote a story for young readers and many poems. The latter was published in periodicals and published together after her death.

‘Before the Mirror’ by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard describes the life of a woman trapped within her home and the shadows of the world outside.

Biography of Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard

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Nameless Pain

by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard

‘Nameless Pain’ by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard tells of a woman’s longing for a life that she is unable to live due to social conventions.

November

by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard

‘November’ by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard describes the emotions a speaker feels in regards to the coming of autumn and the ending of the year.