Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard was a fiction writer born in Massachusetts, United States. She published three novels during her lifetime, The Morgesons was her first in 1862. She also wrote a story for young readers and many poems. The latter was published in periodicals and published together after her death.
‘Before the Mirror’ by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard describes the life of a woman trapped within her home and the shadows of the world outside.
Now like the Lady of Shalott,
I dwell within an empty room,
And through the day and through the night
I sit before an ancient loom.
‘Nameless Pain’ by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard tells of a woman’s longing for a life that she is unable to live due to social conventions.
I should be happy with my lot:
A wife and mother – is it not
Enough for me to be content?
What other blessing could be sent?
‘November’ by Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard describes the emotions a speaker feels in regards to the coming of autumn and the ending of the year.
Much have I spoken of the faded leaf;
Long have I listened to the wailing wind,
And watched it ploughing through the heavy clouds,
For autumn charms my melancholy mind.
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