Lizzie P. Evans-Hansell

Lizzie P. Evans-Hansell
Born
Eliza ("Lizzie") Phelps Estabrook

(1836-08-27)August 27, 1836
DiedMarch 20, 1922(1922-03-20) (aged 85)
Arlington, Massachusetts, US
Pen nameEsta Brook; Aunt Nabby; Mrs. Peleg Newsb;, Mrs. Abigail A. Evans
Occupationwriter
Genre
  • novels
  • short stories
Spouse
  • Andrew Allison Evans
    (m. 1863)
  • George Howe Hansell
    (m. 1893)
Signature

Eliza P. Evans-Hansell (née, Estabrook; pen names, Esta Brook, Aunt Nabby, Mrs. Peleg Newsby, Mrs. Abigail A. Evans; August 27, 1836 – March 20, 1922) was an American novelist and short-story writer from Massachusetts. Under the pen name of "Aunt Nabby", she wrote articles with dialect humor in the columns of the Boston Commonwealth and other newspapers, before aggregating the stories into an illustrated volume. Evans-Hansell was interested in historical and genealogical research.