[3] Eleanor Hallowell Abbott grew up surrounded by literary and religious luminaries due to her father and grandfather.

[5] After completing her studies, she worked as a secretary and teacher at Lowell State Normal School.

Her writing is one of romance and even though some of her characters go through tough and painful times, each of her novels and stories carries a happy conclusion.

The principal characters she uses are young girls who exhibit audacious behavior, are high strung, terribly talkative and full of unsettling demands while their male counterparts are the opposite - quiet, strong and tough against patient suffering.

[8] Due to this unique style, many critics comment that even though her work is charming it can feel sometimes forced.

The Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Papers are held by The University of New Hampshire Library in the Milne Special Collections.