Octavia Walton Le Vert
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Brief Biography
Octavia Walton Le Vert was born and raised in Georgia but moved to Pensacola, Florida, with her family in 1821. In 1833, she made her social debut in Washington, D.C. Le Vert settled in Mobile, Alabama, in 1835, marrying a local doctor and becoming a prominent hostess. Le Vert made two European trips in the 1850s that inspired her to compile her letters and journal entries into Souvenirs of Travel in 1857. Despite her opposition to Alabama's secession, Le Vert remained in Mobile throughout the Civil War, experiencing isolation from society due to her associations with Union officers. After the war, she visited friends in the North before ultimately settling in Georgia, where she spent her remaining years and pursued public lecturing. Le Vert passed away in Georgia in 1877.
Publications
Souvenirs of Travel. New York; S.H. Goetzel and Co., 1857.
Themes
Octavia Walton Le Vert was a famous socialite and writer in the 19th century. Her most popular work is a two-volume description of her travels in Europe.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Le Vert, Octavia Walton, “Octavia Walton Le Vert,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/626.