Alice Brown

Alice Brown (1857–1948) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and short-story writer, best known for her local color stories depicting New England rural life and characters.[1][2][5] Born on a farm in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, she graduated from Robinson Seminary in 1876, taught school briefly, then moved to Boston in 1884 to pursue writing, publishing her first novel *Stratford-by-the-Sea* that year and contributing to magazines like *Youth’s Companion*.[1][3][4] Her popularity peaked with collections like *Meadow-Grass* (1895) and *Tiverton Tales* (1899), though her work declined in favor as interest in regionalism waned; she continued writing novels, plays, and biographies until 1935.[1][2][3]