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A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce of West Tisbury, Dukes County, Mass: Containing God's Words; Sickness; Poor Little Hearts; Milk; No ... Rule; Hen's Names, Etc
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God says: Ye shall not afflict any helpless or father less child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
God says: Ye shall not afflict any helpless or father less child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
41 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1875
About the author
Nancy Luce
6 books1 followerNancy Luce (August 23, 1814 - April 9, 1890) was a poet and folk artist who lived in West Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard.
Luce was orphaned by her parents, Philip Luce and Anne Manter, in her late twenties and suffered a debilitating disease leaving her nearly homebound at the family farmhouse. She raised bantam hens to survive, often giving them fanciful names such as Ottee Ophete, Pondy Lilly and Letoogie Tickling. She wrote and self-published poetry pamphlets about her chickens and got professional portraits done of them and herself. Tourists would come to her cottage and small store on the property to visit with her and purchase keepsakes to bring home. As she buried her chickens on the property, her collection of chicken gravestones became its own tourist attraction. She was considered "one of the Island's most well-known historical figures."
When Luce died, the chicken gravestones were given to the town library. Luce herself is buried in the West Tisbury cemetery, where her marble gravestone is decorated with chickens.
Luce's chicken names live on in the names of chickens at the Los Angeles Zoo. Composer Thomas LaVoy is currently working on a commissioned choral piece based on her writings.[6] Vineyard artist Daniel Waters has created a series of linoleum block prints featuring Luce and her chickens.
Nancy Luce's manuscripts and other related material are at the John Hay Library at Brown University.
Luce was orphaned by her parents, Philip Luce and Anne Manter, in her late twenties and suffered a debilitating disease leaving her nearly homebound at the family farmhouse. She raised bantam hens to survive, often giving them fanciful names such as Ottee Ophete, Pondy Lilly and Letoogie Tickling. She wrote and self-published poetry pamphlets about her chickens and got professional portraits done of them and herself. Tourists would come to her cottage and small store on the property to visit with her and purchase keepsakes to bring home. As she buried her chickens on the property, her collection of chicken gravestones became its own tourist attraction. She was considered "one of the Island's most well-known historical figures."
When Luce died, the chicken gravestones were given to the town library. Luce herself is buried in the West Tisbury cemetery, where her marble gravestone is decorated with chickens.
Luce's chicken names live on in the names of chickens at the Los Angeles Zoo. Composer Thomas LaVoy is currently working on a commissioned choral piece based on her writings.[6] Vineyard artist Daniel Waters has created a series of linoleum block prints featuring Luce and her chickens.
Nancy Luce's manuscripts and other related material are at the John Hay Library at Brown University.
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May 30, 2012
I was unable to find this particular book, but I was able to purchase the book within a larger 144 page volume titled "Consider Poor I, the Life and Works of Nancy Luce" by Walter Magnes Teller. I first heard of the poet Nancy Luce (1814-1890) in an email sent by artist/author Susan Branch who lives part of the year on Martha's Vineyard, where Nancy lived all her life. Nancy was a woman who found animals were better companions than people; most of her work deals with her animals and her physical pain and abuse by locals. You have to be intrigued with a woman who names her hens Teeddla Toonna, Lebootie Ticktuzy, Oick Cree, Fannysay Fainy, etc. Life was harsh for a woman alone in the 19th century. Although she worked very hard, she enjoyed more freedom than many women, plus she was educated in a time many women were not. Local lore suggests there was an early romance that haunted her - a young whaler who went down with the ship. The photo of Luce on the cover (one of the few ever taken) shows an older woman with a face that has endured heartbreak. I found myself wanting to learn more about Luce.
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