Caroline Chesebro'

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Caroline Chesebro' (born Caroline Chesebrough) was an American writer born March 30, 1825, in Canandaigua, New York, and she died February 16, 1873 near Piermont, New York. She preferred the spelling Chesebro' and founded The Packard Quarterly. She wrote fiction for adults and young readers, including short stories, novels, and juvenile books, and began publishing around 1848 with Graham's American Monthly Magazine. She published Dreamland by Daylight, a Panorama of Romance in 1851, and in 1852 her debut novel Isa, a Pilgrimage, followed by Victoria, or the World Overcome in 1856. Her other books include The Beautiful Gate and Other Tales, The Children of Light, Getting Along, Peter Carvadine, and The Foe in the Household. Her short stories appeared in major magazines such as Harper's, Appleton's Journal, Galaxy, and The Atlantic Monthly (from 1857). After 1865 she returned to teaching at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. Chesebro' died at her home near Piermont on February 16, 1873; her funeral was held in Canandaigua. Her writing is noted for its clear, straightforward style and its deep sense of ordinary human life.