Louella D. Everett


Louella D. Everett, Poetry anthologist and Associate Editor of the 11th
and 12th
editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Also published two poetry anthologies: The Cat in Verse
and Home and Holiday Verse
. For many years she was a contributor to the New York Times Book Review, helping readers to find the sources of bits of verse.
Louella D. Everett of Boston, Mass.,

Must be an industrious, painstaking lass;

I'm sure she refuses the diners and dancers

To devote all her time to Queries and Answers
At one time, her fame was such that she was the topic of a short piece in The Talk of the Town.