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Alma Strettell

Alma Strettell

Alma Strettell was a British poet and translator known for her English translations of European folk songs, folk tales, and poetry.

Lived
1853–1939
Nationality
British
Era
Victorian

Alma Strettell (1853–1939), later known as Alma Gertrude Vansittart Harrison, was a British translator and poet. She distinguished herself through her extensive work rendering foreign-language literature into English, helping to introduce British readers to diverse international oral and written traditions.

Strettell's translation portfolio was remarkably broad, encompassing folk songs, folk tales, and poetry. She worked across a wide variety of European languages, producing English versions of works originally written in Greek, Romanian, French, Provençal, German, and Norwegian, among others.

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