Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950

Agnes Repplier was an American author known for her urbane, conservative essays. Born in Philadelphia, she began writing to help support her family, developing an ironic style to present her conservative values. She soon became a regular contributor of serious essays to The Atlantic Monthly, generally defending traditional values with a European, almost aristocratic, perspective. A significant and eloquent voice for her generation, her old-fashioned values lost favor after World War I and her popularity waned.

American author from Philadelphia.

Philadelphia-born Agnes Repplier was an essayist and biographer who was admired for her common sense, courage, and sense of artistry in crafting an essay. Independent-minded, well-read, and with an incisive sense of humor, she had a writing career that spanned sixty-five years, during which she developed friendships with a number of noted writers, artists, and scholars.

American essayist.

Agnes Repplier was an American essayist and biographer. Her writing career spanned sixty-five years, during which time she developed friendships with many noted writers, artists, and scholars. Repplier achieved literary success in 1886 with the publication of her essay "Children, Past and Present" in the ATLANTIC MONTHLY. She also published essays in LIFE magazine, APPLETON'S MAGAZINE, THE NEW REPUBLIC, HARPER'S, CENTURY MAGAZINE, and THE YALE REVIEW. Her published books include BOOKS AND MEN (1888), A HAPPY HALF CENTURY (1908), LIFE OF PERE MARQUETTE (1929), and AGNES IRWIN (1934). Repplier was a founding member of the Cosmopolitan Club in Philadelphia in 1886. She received honorary doctor of letters degrees from several universities including Princeton University, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia.

American author.