Josiah Gilbert Holland

Kathrina Josiah Gilbert Holland

I dedicate "Kathrina", the work of my hand to Elizabeth, the wife of my heart. J. G. HollandJosiah Gilbert Holland (July 24, 1819 - October 12, 1881) was an American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb. He helped to found and edit Scribner's Monthly (afterwards the Century Magazine), in which appeared his novels, Arthur Bonnicastle, The Story of Sevenoaks, Nicholas Minturn. In poetry he wrote "Bitter Sweet" (1858), "Kathrina", the lyrics to the Methodist hymn "There's a Song in the Air", and many others.