Meta Orred
Meta Caroline Orred (1845 or 1846, Edinkillie, Elginshire – 23 May 1925, Bournemouth) was an author and poet. She lived most of her life in England, where she produced her literature and poetry.
Some of her works are:
- Poems (1874)
- A Long Time Ago (1876)
- Berthold, and Other Poems (1878)
- Honor's Worth; or, The Cost of a Vow (1878)
- Ave (all' Anima mea) (1880)
- A Dream Alphabet and Other Poems
The lyric for the 1877 popular song "In the Gloaming", with music by Annie Fortescue Harrison, comes from Poems.
References
- The Book of World Famous Music, Popular, Classical and Folk (1966) by James Fuld.
- Notes to CD More Songs My Mother Taught Me (Hyperion, 2002) by Andrew Lamb.
External links
- The House of Beadle & Adams, Orred, Meta
- More Songs My Father Taught Me
- Works by or about Meta Orred in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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