This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. - Format: Paperback
- Author: Laura E. Richards
- ISBN10: 1409916065
- ISBN13: 9781409916062
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1850-1943 was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a high-profile family. During her life, she wrote over 90 books, including childrens, biographies, poetry, and others. A well-known childrens poem for which she is noted is the literary nonsense verse Eletelephony. In 1917, she won a Pulitzer Prize for The Life of Julia Ward Howe, a biography, which she coauthored with her sister, Maud Howe Elliott. Among her most famous works are: Queen Hildegarde 1889 , Captain January 1890 , Melody 1893 , Marie 1894 , Hildegardes Neighbors 1895 , Nautilus 1895 , Three Margarets 1897 , Geoffrey Strong 1901 , The Green Satin Gown 1903 and The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables 1906 .