Biography of emily elizabeth steele elliott

English poet, hymnwriter, novelist (–)

Emily Steele Elliott (Emily Elliott Godsmark after marriage;^[1] –), better known by the pen name of E.

S. Elliott, was an English religious writer of poetry, hymns, and novels, as well as the editor of a missionary magazine. Several of her hymns were used at St Mark's Church, Brighton, where her father, Rev. Edward Bishop Elliott, served as incumbent, and several were contributed to the Church Missionary Juvenile Instructor, of which, for six years, she was the editor.

Her hymns were translated into various languages, including Chinese, German, Portuguese, Sinhala, and Spanish.^[2] Elliott was also the author of numerous well-known books.^[3][4][5][6]

Early life

Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, 22 July ^[7][a] She was the third daughter of the Rev.

Edward Bishop Elliott, author of the Horae Apocalyptic