Emma Speed Sampson (1868–1947)
Author of Miss Minerva's Baby
About the Author
Image credit: Emma Speed Sampson (married name); Emma Keats Speed (maiden name).
Series
Works by Emma Speed Sampson
The Carter Girls — Ghostwriter — 3 copies
The Spite Fence 2 copies
Masquerading Mary 1 copy
Miss Manerva's Neighbors 1 copy
Mary Louise Stands the Test 1 copy
Miss Minerva’ Baby 1 copy
Priscilla at Hunting Hill 1 copy
Priscilla: A Story for Girls 1 copy
Associated Works
Josie O'Gorman — Author, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Speed, Emma Keats (née)
Speed, Nell (pseudonym, see below) - Birthdate
- 1868-12-01
- Date of death
- 1947-05-07
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Julian Academy, Paris, France
Art Students League of New York - Occupations
- artist
writer
columnist
Movie censor - Organizations
- Richmond Times Dispatch
- Relationships
- Speed, Nell (sister)
Keats, Emma (daughter)
Keats, John (great uncle)
Sampson, Henry Aylett (husband) - Short biography
- Sampson, using the name of her sister Nell Speed, (which was willed to her), wrote 4 titles in the Molly Brown series after her sister's death in 1913. She also wrote several volumes including the Carter Girls series and the Tucker Twins before she began publishing works under her own name.
Her great grandfather was George Keats, brother of John Keats.
Sampson continued writing the Mary Louise series after the death of L. Frank Baum - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
New York, New York, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA - Place of death
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
This series was marketed as children's books back in the 20s & 30s, but I found this book, in the middle of the set, charming and interesting. It presents a different angle on race relations. The setting is small town Tennessee, and there is separation and limitations, as you'd expect, but also friendships and unexpected successes. One young black man has gone to Hollywood to act in films. A letter from him talks about the limited and stereotypical roles, and also the financial realities of show more his situation. show less
323 recpies in Negro dialect. Illustrated by Helen Lorraine. Longone H-31 #12.
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Statistics
- Works
- 31
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 214
- Popularity
- #104,032
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 55