Emma C. Embury

ḅ Emma Catherine Embury (February 25, 1806 – February 10, 1863) was an American author and poet.

Life
Embury was born in New York City to Dr. James R. Manley and Elizabeth (Post). She became a regular contributor of juvenile verse and stories to the New York Mirror by the age of 20. On May 10, 1828 she married Daniel Embury a Brooklyn banker. For a time, she was one of two "lady editors" for Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia, along with Ann S. Stephens. She died in Brooklyn.

Publications

 * Guido: A Tale 1828
 * Constance Latimer: or, The Blind Girl 1838
 * American Wild Flowers in Their Native Haunts 1845
 * Glimpses of Home Life: or, Causes and Consequences 1848
 * The Waldorf Family: or, Grandfather's Legend 1848

An address on female education. 1831. Constance Latimer, or, The blind girl, with other tales. 1837. Pictures of early life, or, Sketches of youth. 1839. American wild flowers in their native haunts. 1845. The blind girl, with other tales. 1845. Love's token-flowers. 1846. Glimpses of home life, or, Causes and consequences. 1848. The home offering, or, Causes and consequences. 1848. Grace Morland: or, The weight of trifles. 1849. The Waldorf Family; or, Grandfather's legends, 1848. Tales for the young. 1853. The poems of Emma C. Embury. 1869.

Other works published posthumously:
 * Poems of Emma C. Embury 1869
 * Prose Writings of Emma C. Embury 1893