Meta Caroline Orred (1845 or 1846, in Edinkillie,
Elginshire
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, Scotland – 23 May 1925, in
Bournemouth
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) was an author and poet. Though born in Scotland, she lived most of her life in
England
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, where she produced her literature and poetry. The lyric for the 1877 popular song "
In the Gloaming", with music by
Annie Fortescue Harrison, comes from ''Poems''.
Selected works
*''Poems'' (1874)
*''A Long Time Ago'' (1876)
*''Berthold, and Other Poems'' (1878)
*''Honor's Worth; or, The Cost of a Vow'' (1878)
*''Ave (all' Anima mea)'' (1880)
*''A Dream Alphabet and Other Poems''
References
*''The Book of World Famous Music, Popular, Classical and Folk'' (1966) by James Fuld.
*Notes to CD ''More Songs My Mother Taught Me'' (Hyperion, 2002) by Andrew Lamb.
External links
The House of Beadle & Adams, Orred, MetaMore Songs My Father Taught Me
1840s births
1925 deaths
Scottish women poets
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