Eleanor H. Porter

Trained as a vocalist at the New England Conservatory, Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter emerged from Littleton, New Hampshire, to become a prolific American novelist. After marrying John Lyman Porter in 1892 and moving to Massachusetts, she turned to writing, first publishing short stories before expanding into novels that spanned children’s literature, adventure, and romance. Her greatest cultural im… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources