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Books by Laura E. Richards
STEPPING WESTWARD
This charming autobiography by the daughter of Julia Ward Howe andSamuel Gridley Howe is replete with amusing anecdotes and portraits,especially of famous literary figures of Boston. It epitomizes a long anduseful life. Illustrated.
$3.00
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
The absorbing story of “The Angel of the Crimea” told by the daughterof the person most responsible for encouraging Miss Nightingale to becomea nurse.
$1.75
JOAN OF ARC
The stirring life and pathetic death of Domremy’s girlish heroine, whoonce saved France and today inspires it.
$2.00
ELIZABETH FRY
The true story of Elizabeth Fry, the famous Quakeress, who throughextraordinary zeal revolutionized the English prison system and wasknown as the “Angel of the Prisons.”
1.75
ABIGAIL ADAMS AND HER TIMES
A biography of the interesting and active wife of John Adams, basedupon her own diaries and letters and contemporary records, and told inMrs. Richard’s delightful style.
$2.00
LAURA BRIDGMAN
The famous American woman who though stricken blind and deaf led sucha wonderfully rich and helpful life is the subject of this biography.
$2.00
SAMUEL GRIDLEY HOWE
Mrs. Richards is especially qualified to write the biography of her distinguishedfather. Woven into the biography is the account of the manyfriendships Dr. Howe formed through his amazing personality and hiswork. As a picture of a great man and his times, her book is warm,glowing and human. Illustrated.
$2.50
QUICKSILVER SUE
A charmingly told story for girls of impetuous, lovable Sue and steadyMary.
$1.50
MERRY-GO-ROUND
A delightful collection of rhymes, jingles, nonsense poems, and light andamusing narrative bits by the supreme American exponent in this field ofverse for children. Illustrated,
$1.50
HARRY IN ENGLAND: Being the Partly-True Adventures ofH. R. in the Year 1857.
A charming tale of a little American boy’s adventures during a visit toEngland. Delightfully illustrated by Reginald Birch.
$1.50
New York                     D. Appleton-Century Company                     London

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Books by Laura E. Richards.

“Mrs. Richards has made for herself a little niche apart in the literaryworld, from her delicate treatment of New England village life.”—BostonPost.

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