Sylvanus Lewis

Standard Name: Lewis, Sylvanus

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Family and Intimate relationships Sarah Lewis
At the age of seventeen, Estelle Anna Robinson (who later wrote as Sarah Lewis) married Sylvanus D. Lewis , an attorney.
Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes, editors. American National Biography. Oxford University Press, 1999, 24 vols.
13: 570
Family and Intimate relationships Sarah Lewis
Sarah Lewis and her husband, Sylvanus D. Lewis , divorced; after that she began several years of extensive European travels.
Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes, editors. American National Biography. Oxford University Press, 1999, 24 vols.
13: 571
Friends, Associates Sarah Lewis
The relationship between SL and Poe seems more interesting to scholars, and is more frequently discussed, than most of Lewis's writings. Poe and his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm , spent a great deal of time at...
Friends, Associates Sarah Lewis
Sarah Lewis and her husband began their relationship with Edgar Allan Poe and his family.
Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes, editors. American National Biography. Oxford University Press, 1999, 24 vols.
13: 571
names Sarah Lewis
  • BirthName: Sarah Anna Robinson
    Some sources add a third given name, Blanche.

  • Nickname: Sarah Delmonte Lewis
    Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes, editors. American National Biography. Oxford University Press, 1999, 24 vols.
    13: 570
    Kunitz, Stanley J., and Howard Haycraft, editors. American Authors, 1600-1900: A Biographical Dictionary of American Literature. H. W. Wilson, 1938.
    466
    Scholars are divided as to whether her birthname was Estelle or Sarah. Edgar Allan Poe 's...
Reception Sarah Lewis
The year after Records of the Heart appeared, SL and her husband became acquainted with Edgar Allan Poe . Facing poverty and illness, Poe reportedly welcomed their kindness, friendship, and most importantly, their generosity. In...

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