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Laura Richards

In My NurseryIN MY NURSERYTHE BABY'S FUTUREBABY'S HANDTHE FIRST TOOTHJOHNNY'S BY-LOW SONGBABY'S VALENTINETHE RAINThe Ballad Of The Fairy SpoonSONG OF THE LITTLE WINDSGOOD-NIGHT SONGANOTHER "GOOD-NIGHT.""A Bee Came Tumbling"JINGLELITTLE OLD BABYBABY'S JOURNEYTHE BUMBLEBEETHE OWL AND THE EEL AND TH...

The Pig Brother, and Other Fables and StoriesLaura E. Richards The Pig Brother, and Other Fables and Stories / A Supplementary Reader for the Fourth School Year THE PIG BROTHER There was once a child who was untidy. He left his books on the floor, and his muddy shoes on the table; he put his fing...

Honor BrightLaura E. Richards Honor Bright / A Story for Girls CHAPTER I AT PENSION MADELEINE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world. (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the...

Joan of ArcLaura Elizabeth Howe Richards Joan of Arc CHAPTER I FRANCE IMPERISHABLE THE SOUL OF JEANNE D'ARC She came not into the Presence as a martyred saint might come,Crowned, white-robed and adoring, with very reverence dumb —She stood as a straight young soldier, confident, gallant, strong,W...

Snow-White or, The House in the WoodLaura E. Richards Snow-White / or, The House in the Wood CHAPTER I. THE HOUSE The house was so well hidden, one might almost stumble against it before one became aware of it. All round the woods stood tall and dense, old woods of pine and hemlock, with here and...

GrandmotherLaura E. Richards Grandmother / The Story of a Life That Never Was lived CHAPTER I HOW SHE CAME TO THE VILLAGE She was a slip of a girl when first she came to the village; slender and delicate, with soft brown hair blowing about her soft face. Those who saw her coming down the street b...

Quicksilver SueLaura Elizabeth Howe Richards Quicksilver Sue CHAPTER I SOMETHING EXCITING Mother! Mother! he has a daughter! Isn't that perfectly fine?"Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!"Who has a daughter?" she asked. "Can't you speak a little lower, Sue? Your ...

Hildegarde's HomeRichards Laura Elizabeth Howe Hildegarde's Home CHAPTER I THE HOME ITSELF It was a pleasant place. The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front. Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees...

Three Minute StoriesLaura E. Richards Three Minute Stories TOMy Grandchildren,WITH MUCH LOVEAuthor’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the Ladies’ Home Journal, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books. Others were adapted by me f...

Narcissa, or the Road to Rome; In VeronaLaura E. Richards Narcissa, or the Road to Rome; In Verona NARCISSA. THE ROAD TO ROME Part I. DREAMING Narcissa was sitting in the doorway, feeding the young turkeys. It was the back door of the old gray house, – no one would have thought of sitting in the ...