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Laura E. Richards

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born

February 27, 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

died

January 14, 1943

gender

female

genre

Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs

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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 literary nonsense verse "Eletelephony."

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.

Julia Ward Howe, Laura's mother, was famous for writing the words to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

In 1871, Laura married Henry Richards. He would accept a management position in 1876 at his family's paper mill...more

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Books by Laura E. Richards

Average rating: 3.70 · 106 ratings · 24 reviews · 59 distinct works

	Melody: The Story of a Child (The Melody Series, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1893 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Jiggle Joggle Jee! by Laura E. Richards, Sam Williams (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Three Margarets (The Margaret Series, #1) by Laura E. Richards, Ethelred B. Barry (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1897 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Peggy (The Margaret Series, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1899 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Merryweathers (The Margaret Series, #6) 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1904 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Hildegarde's Neighbors (The Hildegarde Series, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1895 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Captain January 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1891 — 20 editions	My rating:
	Hildegarde's Harvest (The Hildegarde Series, #5) 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1897 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Margaret Montfort (The Margaret Series, #2) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1898 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Queen Hildegarde: A Story For Girls (The Hildegarde Series, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1889 — 10 editions	My rating: