Amelia Clotilda Jennings (died 1895) was a Canadian poet and novelist who wrote under the

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s Maude Alma and Mileta. Jennings was born in Halifax,

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in a family of a dry-goods merchant and died in

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. She published a number of poems, fictionalized letters, and novels, many relating to her native province. Her books include poetry collection ''Linden Rhymes'' (1854), "tale and poem" ''The White Rose in Acadia and Autumn in Nova Scotia'' (1855), novel ''Isabel Leicester'' (1874), and poetry collection ''North Mountain, near Grand-Pré'' (1883). She wrote a poem about

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called "Sarah Curran's Song."

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External links

''Isabel Leicester'' at Project GutenbergJennings's works online
Year of birth unknown 1895 deaths Canadian women poets Canadian women novelists Pseudonymous women writers 19th-century Canadian novelists 19th-century Canadian poets 19th-century Canadian women writers 19th-century pseudonymous writers {{Canada-poet-stub