Lovers' Saint Ruth's, and Three Other Tales

Louise Imogen Guiney (1861–1920) was an American poet and essayist of considerable renown in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Boston to an Irish-Catholic family, her father's involvement in the American Civil War and politics influenced her literary work. A graduate of Elmhurst, a convent school in Providence, Rhode Island, Guiney embraced her literary pursuits with vigor, earning h...