Who is the wife of the author whose work inspired the chamber opera "Through the Looking Glass"?
Through the Looking Glass (opera) Through the Looking Glass is a chamber opera by the Australian composer Alan John to a libretto by Andrew Upton, based on Lewis Carroll's book and on the life of Alice Liddell, the girl for whom Carroll wrote the story's prequel, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
Emelie Tracy Y. Swett Emelie Tracy Young Swett Parkhurst (March 9, 1863 – April 21, 1892) was an American poet, author, and editor. She manifested a strong taste for literature at an early age. She was a pleasing writer of both prose and verse, and in her literary work was often employed by publishers to translate French and German articles and books. She was at one time employed as the private secretary of a publishing house, and in this capacity she developed executive abilities. In 1889, she married John W. Parkhurst, an employee in the Bank of California.