Auteur: Anne Gilchrist

Anne Gilchrist (1828-1885) was an English writer, best known for her connection to American poet Walt Whitman. She came from a distinguished Essex family, and married the art and literary critic Alexander Gilchrist. After her husband »s death in 1861, Anne completed his Life of Blake and was an active contributor to magazines. She is perhaps best known for developing a deep attachment to Walt Whitman when she read Leaves of Grass in 1869, and for writing the first great criticism of that work.