printed." Her book of biographical sketches, Pleasant Authors for Young Folks (1883), was written about in the Detroit Free Press, who said, "It is written in a pleasant, instructive vein, for young readers." Old School Days (1886) was a "Book of the Week" in The Nation in June 1886. Harris also worked as a book reviewer for The Literary World starting in 1874. During her career, Harris published dozens of works in a range of publications. Personal life Harris spent her entire life in Warner, New Hampshire, and would eventually die there at the age of 92, in 1917. Her funeral took place at her home, drawing "a large attendance from Concord and surrounding towns and with many remembrances of flowers from her former associates in literary work." She was buried in Warner, New Hampshire. Selected publications Major works More of her works can be found online. Many of her short stories were published in the aforementioned St. Nicholas Magazine, which can be found online in the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature. References 19th-century American women writers 20th-century American women writers People from Warner, New Hampshire Writers from New Hampshire American literary critics Women literary critics 1824 births 1917 deaths American women non-fiction writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers American women critics