E. J. Richmond

Who is this?

Euphemia Johnson Richmond (née Guernsey; pen names, Effie Johnson and Mrs. E. J. Richmond; July 28, 1825 – February 9, 1918) was an American author of novels, children's literature, and temperance writings. Born in New York, she began her literary career contributing poems and sketches to periodicals under the pen name "Effie Johnson" before publishing numerous works under the name "Mrs. E. J. Richmond". Her publications included temperance fiction, moral tales, and popular novels such as The McAllisters, Anna Maynard, The Jewelled Serpent, and Woman, First and Last, and What She has Done. Over the course of her career. She produced more than a dozen widely read volumes, particularly popular in the southern United States. Richmond spent most of her life in New York, where she balanced her literary activity with family and religious commitments.

Career

1. 1825
   Born
2. 1918
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Mount Upton
• •Known as: novelist, writer