Eliza Lee
Encyclopedia
Eliza Lee (1792-1864) was an American
author, the daughter of Joseph Buckminster. She was born in Portsmouth
, New Hampshire
; was well educated by her father and brother, Joseph Stevens Buckminster
; married a Thomas Lee of Boston
; became a writer; and was unusually felicitous in her descriptions of New England
life. She wrote, notably: Sketches of New England Life (1837); Naomi, or Boston Two Hundred Years Ago (1848); and memoirs of her father and brother (1849). She translated from the German
, wrote a life of Richter
(1842), and published an historical novel, Parthenia, the Last Days of Paganism (1858).
United States
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author, the daughter of Joseph Buckminster. She was born in Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
; was well educated by her father and brother, Joseph Stevens Buckminster
Joseph Stevens Buckminster
Joseph Stevens Buckminster was an influential Unitarian preacher in Boston, Massachusetts and a leader in bringing the German higher criticism of the Bible to America....
; married a Thomas Lee of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
; became a writer; and was unusually felicitous in her descriptions of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
life. She wrote, notably: Sketches of New England Life (1837); Naomi, or Boston Two Hundred Years Ago (1848); and memoirs of her father and brother (1849). She translated from the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, wrote a life of Richter
Jean Paul
Jean Paul , born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.-Life and work:...
(1842), and published an historical novel, Parthenia, the Last Days of Paganism (1858).