The Moons of Balbanca by Mary Evelina Moore Davis

The Moons of Balbanca by Mary Evelina Moore Davis

Mary Evelina Moore Davis

1844-1909

Mary Evelina Moore Davis was born in White Plains, Benton County, Alabama. She received her education under the guidance of her mother and through intermittent attendance at local schools in Alabama and Texas, where her family relocated in 1855. Davis continued pursuing education into adulthood, as she sought out further studies in music, French, and other subjects with tutors. She was briefly employed as a "second assistant" at Professor Hand's Charnwood School in Tyler, Texas, from 1860 to 1861. Davis's literary journey began with the publication of patriotic poems in Texas newspapers during the 1860s, culminating in her first volume of poetry in 1867. She continued to write fiction and poetry throughout her life. Mary Evelina Moore Davis passed away in 1909.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1908

The Moons of Balbanca. Boston, MA; Houghton, 1908.

AL Book Collection

Davis, Mary Evelina Moore, “The Moons of Balbanca by Mary Evelina Moore Davis,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24733.