Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-07
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her delightful humor are to be forth
coming.
Maine may well take just pride IN
claiming as her own, the many noted
singers, authors and artists who are so
much in the public eye at the present
time Among well known writer's must
be included Laura Elizabeth Richards
(Mrs. Henry Rchards) daughter of the
late Samuel G. and Julia Ward Howe
of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Richards inher-
tied her literary tastes from both OF
her parents and while very young
showed a great fondness for books. She
had ample opportunities at home for
gratifying her love for reading, her
fathers library being exceptionally
rich III rare and the best of books. or
deeply imaginative temperament
Mrs Richards has a perpetual source
of interest and pleasure quite apart
from the surroundings of her daily
life She is one of the principal writ
ers of books for the amusement OF
young people, intoxicating healthy
morality eminently adapted to develop
and form the tastes of young boys ana
girls. Mrs. Richards spent much or
hel. girlhOOd in Boston, the home of her
parents, but after her marriage in 1871
to Mr.. Henry Richards she took up her
residence permanently in Gardiner.
Though her gift in writing was early
manifested her first published literary
effort was "Sketches and Scraps" in
1881. followed by Five White Mice"
that same year. Its success stlmular-
cd her ambition to further efforts and
of brit
stories for children she has become
constant contributor and they meet
with ready sale. The following is
partial list of her works, Joyous story
of Toto, Queen Hildergarde, captain
January, Melody, Three MarGarets'
Snowwhite, Mrs. Tree, Geoffrey Strons'
The Green Satin Gown, Peggy, quick
silver Sue, Mrs Trees Will, Our Ioin-
my. The Silver Crown, Grandmother'
Marie, The Hurdy Gurdy. Mrs. Rlch-
ards literary effort is the publication
of Journals and Letters of Samuel
Gridley Howe. edited by his daughter
with notes and preface by FRANK D.
Sanborn, complete in two volumes. inc
first bears the title of The Greek Rev
olution and that of the SECOND volume
The Servant Of Humanity. These
books contain a full and con- lete ac-
count of the life service of tbs dlstln-
guished philanthropist. The Ieriod or
the first volume comprises his youth
and early manhood, especially the
time of his noble and self-sacrificns
volunteer services with the Greeks in
their efforts to throw off the yoke of
the Turks. Inspired by his love OF
freedom. his hatred of cruelty. and his
eayerness to relieve suffering, this.
Young American physician gave up his
ease. custom and money getting. and
FASTENED over the seas to fight saw
age foe among savage mountains for
love cf that dear land which was next
in his affections to his own, the land OF
the imperishable Ideal. His journals,
luminous and continuous, give Won
derfully vivid and interesting accounts
of the period destined to 1--we through
out the course of history. The second
volume said TO cover period OF AZ
wears. tells the story of Dr. HoWe's Ia
hors in the cause of humanity IN his
own country; labors for the blind, the
deaf, the insane the prisoner ana cap
five The letters in this volume throw
a vivid light on the history oil the lsth
century, and are mostly addressed TO
Horace Mann, Theodore Parker ana
Charles Sumner. Mrs. Richards IS a
socia. leader in Gardiner and pfomi-
| nently identified With all the interests
Of that city. The Richards residence
! Il ore of the most attractive and pre-
tentioi,s in Gardiner and from time 10
lt'.ne many distinguished, literary and