Harriet Theresa Comstock

Harriet Theresa Comstock (August 12, 1860[1] – 1943) was an American novelist and author of children's books.

Harriet Comstock
Born	Harriet Theresa Smith August 12, 1860 Nichols, New York
Died	1943 (aged 82–83)
Occupation	Writer (novelist)
Nationality	American
Period	20th century
Genre	Juvenile fiction
Spouse	Philip Comstock
Children	2

Biography

Comstock was born to Alpheus Smith and Jean A. Downey in Nichols, New York. She received an academic education in Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1885, she married Philip Comstock of Brooklyn, New York. She started writing in 1895, mostly short stories for magazines and books principally for children.[2]

Works

• Molly, the Drummer Boy (1900)
• A Boy of a Thousand Years Ago (1902)
• The Queen's Hostage (1906)
• Janet of the Dunes (1908)
• Joyce of the North Woods (1911)
• A Son of the Hills (1913)
• The Place Beyond the Winds (1914)
• The Vindication (1917)
• Mam'selle Jo: A Novel of the St. Lawrence Country (1918)
• Unbroken Lines (1919)
• The Shield of Silence (1921)
• At the Crossroads (1922)

Reference

1. John Adams Comstock (1949). A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America. Priv. print. for the author by the Commonwealth Press. p. 248.
2. Who Was Who in America. 5. Chicago, U.S.: Marquis Who's Who Inc. 1973. p. 146.

External links

• Works by Harriet Theresa Comstock at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Harriet Theresa Comstock at Faded Page (Canada)
• Works by or about Harriet Theresa Comstock at Internet Archive
• Works by Harriet Theresa Comstock at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)