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Alice Morse Earle

Born

in Worcester, Massachusetts, The United States

April 27, 1851

Died

February 16, 1911

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Alice Morse Earle was an American historian and author from Worcester, Massachusetts. She was christened Mary Alice by her parents Edwin Morse and Abby Mason Clary. On 15 April 1874, she married Henry Earle of New York, changing her name from Mary Alice Morse to Alice Morse Earle. Her writings, beginning in 1890, focussed on small sociological details rather than grand details, and thus are invaluable for modern sociologists. She wrote a number of books on colonial America (and especially the New England region) such as Curious Punishments of Bygone Days. She was a passenger aboard the RMS Republic when, while in a dense fog, that ship collided with the SS Florida. During the transfer of passengers, Alice fell into the water. Her near drown ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 686 ratings · 104 reviews · 67 distinct works • Similar authors

	Home Life in Colonial Days 3.79 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1898 — 171 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
	Curious Punishments of Bygone Days 3.55 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1896 — 102 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
	Child Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle, Jack Larkin (Introduction) 3.73 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1889 — 131 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
	Sabbath in Puritan New England 3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1891 — 143 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
	Customs And Fashions In Old New England 3.76 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1893 — 144 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
	Stage-coach & tavern days 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1900	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
	Colonial Days in Old New York really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1899 — 77 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
	Old Time Gardens by Alice Morse Earle, Virginia Lopez Begg (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1968 — 151 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
	Home and Child Life in Colonial Days liked it 3.00 avg rating — 14 ratings	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
	Colonial Dames And Good Wives 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1988 — 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

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“Every day may not be good...
but there's something good in every day”
― Alice Morse Earle

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“The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.”
― Alice Morse Earle

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“Everyday may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”
― Alice Morse Earle

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