Laura E. Richards

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (February 27, 1850 - January 14, 1943) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a high-profile family. During her life, she wrote over 90 books, including children's, biographies, poetry, and others. A well-known children's poem for which she is noted is the nonsense verse "Eletelephony." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... This is an article on biographies. ... The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) Poetry (from the Greek , poiesis, making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ... Nonsense verse is a form of poetry, normally composed for humorous effect, which is intentionally and overtly paradoxical, silly, witty, whimsical or just plain strange. ...

Her father was Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an abolitionist and the founder of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. Samuel Gridley Howe's famous pupil Laura Bridgman was Laura's namesake. Samuel Gridley Howe (November 10, 1801 - January 9, 1876) was a prominent 19th century United States physician, abolitionist, advocate of education for the blind, and husband of Julia Ward Howe. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... Laura Bridgman (December 21, 1829 – May 24, 1889) was the first deaf-blind person to be successfully educated, fifty years before the more famous Helen Keller. ...

Julia Ward Howe, Laura's mother, was famous for writing the words to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. ... The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a patriotic anthem, written by Julia Ward Howe, that was made popular during the American Civil War. ...

In 1871, Laura married Henry Richards. He would accept a management position in 1876 at his family's paper mill at Gardiner, Maine, where the couple moved with their three children. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... International Paper Companys Kraft paper mill in Georgetown, South Carolina. ... Gardiner is a city located in Kennebec County, Maine. ...

In 1917, she won a Pulitzer Prize for The Life of Julia Ward Howe, a biography, which she co-authored with her sister, Maud Howe Elliott. Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... The 1917 Pulitzer Prizes were the very first to be presented. ... This is an article on biographies. ... Maud Howe Elliott (b. ...

Works

• St. Nicholas (contributed poetry)
• Five Little Mice in a Mouse Trap (1880)
• The Little Tyrant (1880)
• Our Baby's Favorite and Sketches and Scraps (1880)
• Beauty and the Beast (retelling, 1886)
• Hop o' My Thumb (retelling, 1886)
• The Joyous Story of Toto (1885)
• Toto's Merry Winter (1887)
• Captain January (later made into a movie with Shirley Temple, 1890)
• Star Bright (Captain January sequel, 1927)
• The Hildegarde Series
  • Hildegarde's Neighbors (1889)
  • Hildegarde's Holiday (1891)
  • Hildegarde's Home (1892)
  • Hildegarde's Neighbors (1895)
  • Hildegarde's Harvest (1897)
• The Melody Series
  • Melody (1893)
  • Marie (1894)
  • Bethsada Pool (1895)
  • Rosin the Beau (1898)
• The Margaret Series
  • Three Margarets (1897)
  • Margaret Montfort (1898)
  • Peggy (1899)
  • Rita (1900)
  • Fernley House (1901)
  • The Merryweathers (1904)
• Honor Bright: A Story for Girls (1920)
• Honor Bright's New Adventure (1925)
• The Green Satin Gown
• Geoffrey Strong
• Biographies
  • Florence Nightingale: Angel of the Crimea (1909)
  • Two Noble Lives: Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe (1911)
  • Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 (1915)
  • Laura Bridgman: The Story of an Opened Door (1928)
• Tirra Lirra: New Rhymes and Old (1932)
• What Shall the Children Read (1939)
• Laura E. Richards and Gardiner (a compilation of poems and articles, 1939)

Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Illustration by Warwick Goble Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425AD -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Hop o My Thumb is an ancient folk tale first retold by Charles Perrault. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Captain January is a 1924 silent film, starring Baby Peggy Montgomery, the tiny It girl of her time. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat, and a former child actress. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ...

References

• Laura E. Richards Biography

External Links

• Antonio- audio poem