▁( J anu ary ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁- ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁short ▁stories ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s - 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Biography ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁De ering , ▁Maine ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁to ▁Z enas ▁Thompson , ▁a ▁New ▁England ▁cl erg yman , ▁and ▁Leon ara ▁Lev itt . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁youth , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁for ▁her ▁singing ▁voice . ▁ ▁Sch ayer ▁was ▁married ▁twice , ▁first ▁to ▁Count ▁Ferdinand ▁von ▁St os ch , ▁who ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Her ▁daughter ▁Leon ora ▁Spe yer ▁was ▁a ▁poet ▁( and ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Po etry ) ▁and ▁viol in ist . ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁husband ▁was ▁George ▁F . ▁Sch ayer , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁additional ▁children . ▁ ▁Their ▁son ▁Richard ▁Sch ayer ▁was ▁a ▁screen writer . ▁ ▁George ▁Sch ayer ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Rec order ▁of ▁De eds ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁Julia ▁be fri ended ▁author ▁Frances ▁H od g son ▁Burn ett . ▁ ▁She ▁published ▁short ▁stories ▁in ▁publications ▁including ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁Month ly , ▁S cri b ner ' s ▁Month ly ▁and ▁The ▁Century ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁Her