Meta Orred

Meta Caroline Orred (1845 or 1846, in Edinkillie, Elginshire, Scotland – 23 May 1925, in Bournemouth) was an author and poet. Though born in Scotland, she lived most of her life in England, where she produced her literature and poetry. The lyric for the 1877 popular song "In the Gloaming", with music by Annie Fortescue Harrison, comes from Poems.

Selected works

 * Poems (1874)
 * A Long Time Ago (1876)
 * Berthold, and Other Poems (1878)
 * Honor's Worth; or, The Cost of a Vow (1878)
 * Ave (all' Anima mea) (1880)
 * A Dream Alphabet and Other Poems