Helen S. Conant

Helen Stevens Conant (October 9, 1839 – April 17, 1899) was an American author, poet, and translator.

Personal life Helen Charlotte Peters Stevens was born to Abiel Stevens and Charlotte Stevens (née Peters) on October 9, 1839, in Methuen, Massachusetts. Her ancestors, John Stevens and Andrew Peters immigrated to Andover, Massachusetts, from England in the mid-17th century. As a child, she was taught by a governess and private tutors. Stevens and Conant married on June 10, 1858, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The couple had one child together, a son named Thomas Peters Conant, on July 11, 1860, in Paris, France.

Conant died on April 17, 1899. She is also known for A Primer of German Literature (1877) and A Primer of Spanish Literature (1878), both published by Harper & Brothers. Conant co-translated The Ancient Cities of the New World (1887) by Désiré Charnay from French with J. Gonino.

Articles Many of Conant's articles were published in various Harper & Brother publications, including Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly, for which her husband was managing editor from 1869 until his disappearance in 1885.

Birds and plumage Kitchen and dining-room Joseph Mallord William Turner A ramble in Central Park Picturesque Edinburgh

Poetry

From the Spanish of Calderon Old German love song (thirteenth century) At Manhattan Beach Love's Doubt "Le Pere Jacques" Watch-words

Conant contributed many of her poems to various Harper & Brother publications, including Harper's Bazar, for which she was an editor.