Idylls of the Bible Author:Frances Ellen Watkins Harper This book gathers a selection of both her shorter Christian poetry, and longer pieces, such as "Moses-Story of the Nile." Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) was the most popular African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Her amazing career spanned more than seven decades, during which she earned respect and recognition as a lec... more »turer and orator, activist, abolitionist, novelist, essayist, and poet.« less