Annie Virginia McCracken

Annie Virginia McCracken (née, McLaughlin; pen name, Alma Vivian Mylo; October 13, 1868 – 1892 or later) was a pseudonymous American author who wrote short stories for literary magazines.[1] She also founded a magazine, serving as its editor and proprietor.[2]

Annie Virginia McCracken
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornAnnie Virginia McLaughlin
October 13, 1868
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died1892 or later
Pen nameAlma Vivian Mylo
Occupation
  • author
  • magazine editor
Genreshort story

Biography

Annie Virginia McLaughlin was born in Charleston, South Carolina, October 13, 1868. Her father, a native of Ireland, came to the U.S. when a small boy, living his early life in New York City. Her mother was a native of Boston.[2]

McCracken's education was begun in Charleston. Leaving the Normal School of that city, she graduated from the Visitation Academy of Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, ranking first in her class each of the four years that she studied at that institution.[2]

Career

Going to New York with her brother, a practicing attorney there she married Mr. McCracken and was widowed in less than a year. Returning to her old home in South Carolina, she began writing for diversion, receiving encouragement for her work.[2]

In January, 1892, McCracken became contributing editor to the Lyceum Magazine of Asheville, North Carolina. In May of that year, she issued, as editor and proprietor, an illustrated monthly magazine, The Pine Forest Echo.[3] In addition to its literary features, it was designed to describe the historical environs of the health resort, Summerville, South Carolina, where she lived.[2]

McCracken wrote short stories, notably for the Old Homestead, of Savannah, Georgia, as well as for The Sunny South, Peterson's Magazine, the St. Louis Magazine, and the American Household.[2]

Selected works

Short stories
  • "A Little Rebel", 1891[4]
  • "Greek Princess", 1891[1]

References
  1. "AROUND TOWN". Asheville Citizen-Times. 13 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "McCRACKEN, Mrs. Annie Virginia". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. pp. 484–85. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. McCracken, Annie V (1892). The pine forest echo. OCLC 18229144. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via worldcat.org.
  4. Gaines, Tilman R. (March 1891). "A Little Rebel". The Lyceum. Asheville, N.C. : T.R. Gaines. 1 (10): 20–22. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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