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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

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Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (27 February, 1850 – 14 January, 1943) was an American writer. She often published as Laura E. Richards & wrote more than 90 books including biographies, poetry, and several for children.

Her father was Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an abolitionist and the founder of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. She was named after his famous deaf-blind pupil Laura Bridgman. Her mother Julia Ward Howe wrote the words to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". ...more

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Average rating: 3.59 · 1,097 ratings · 215 reviews · 274 distinct works • Similar authors

	Florence Nightingale 3.71 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1909 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Hildegarde: A Story For Girls (The Hildegarde Series, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1889 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain January (Star Bright, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1890 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Melody: The Story of a Child (The Melody Series #1) 3.45 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1893 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Maud Howe Elliott, Florence Howe Hall 3.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1915 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jiggle Joggle Jee! by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Sam Williams (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1902 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Patient Cat 3.46 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1881 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Margarets (The Margaret Series, #1) by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Etheldred B. Barry (Illustrator) 3.52 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1897 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abigail Adams and Her Times 3.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1917 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Windows 3.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1903 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hildegarde (5 books)
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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

3.71 avg rating — 154 ratings

The Margaret Series (6 books)
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Julia Ward Richards (Illustrator)

3.49 avg rating — 124 ratings

Melody (4 books)
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3.48 avg rating — 83 ratings

Star Bright (2 books)
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Frank T. Merrill (Illustrator)

4.01 avg rating — 71 ratings

Mrs. Tree (2 books)
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3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings

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“Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant--
No! No! I mean an elephone,
Who tired to use the telephone.”
― Laura Elizabeth Richards

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“...during the clear, calm days and years...we ought to be, laying by, as it were; storing up light and strength and happiness for the dark days when we may so deeply need them.”
― Laura E. Richards, Three Margarets

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“Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant-
No! no! I mean an elephone
He tried to use the telephone-
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Howe'er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee-
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)”
― Laura E Richards

tags: clever, funny, hilarious, humour, make-me-laugh, poem, poetic, silly, witty

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