Lucretia P. Hale

Lucretia P. Hale’s Followers (7)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Lucretia P. Hale


Born
in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
September 02, 1820

Died
June 12, 1900


Lucretia Peabody Hale, sister of Edward Everett Hale wrote two noted books, The Peterkin Papers (1880) and The Last of the Peterkins (1886), for children.

After attending school, this United States journalist and author, a member of the Boston school committee for two years, devoted to literature.

Hale published numerous stories in periodicals and newspapers, some of which were collected in books.

Parents reared Lucretia Peabody Hale with her ten siblings. Nathan Hale, nephew and namesake of the patriot hero, a lawyer, edited and owned the Boston Daily Advertiser while her mother, also an author, was a sister of Edward Everett, a Unitarian minister and politician.
...more

Average rating: 3.58 · 678 ratings · 127 reviews · 68 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Peterkin Papers

3.57 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 1883 — 161 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Peterkins' Thanksgiving

by
3.47 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Lady Who Put Salt in He...

3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Stories from the Peterkin P...

by
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1964 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Last of the Peterkins

3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1880 — 62 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Lady from Philadelphia:...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Peterkins Decide to Lea...

3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
An Uncloseted Skeleton

by
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Works of Lucretia Peabody Hale

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Queen of the Red Chessmen

by
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Lucretia P. Hale…
The Peterkin Papers The Last of the Peterkins The Peterkins' Thanksgiving
(4 books)
by
3.57 avg rating — 587 ratings

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Catching up on Cl...: Jessica Sim is doing all the challenges 28 87 Dec 21, 2020 05:16AM  
Goodreads Librari...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Done : Large Print I 1002 716 Apr 11, 2021 07:46AM  
Goodreads Librari...: Clean Up XI 969 1114 Jun 21, 2022 03:42PM