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Isabella Macdonald Alden (nickname and pen name, Pansy; November 3, 1841 – August 5, 1930) was an American author.Her best known works were: Four Girls at Chautauqua, Chautauqua Girls at Home, Tip Lewis and his Lamp, Three People, Links in Rebecca's Life, Julia Ried, Ruth Erskine's Crosses, The King's Daughter, The Browning Boys, From Different Standpoints, Mrs. Harry Harper's Awakening, The ...
Herbert's first book, The Explorer's Daughter, was published by Penguin Books in 2005, and was chosen as "Book of the Week" by BBC Radio 4 and translated into several languages. She has had several further books published, inclucing Explorers' Sketchbooks , co-authored with her husband Huw Lewis-Jones, Heart of the Hero: The Remarkable Women ...
Laura's Uncle Tom (Ma's brother) visits the family and tells of his failed venture with a covered wagon brigade seeking gold in the Black Hills. Laura helps out seamstress Mrs. McKee by staying with her and her daughter Mattie on their prairie claim for two months to "hold it down" as required by law. The family enjoys summer visits from Mary.
In 1910, Mary donated 10,000 acres (40 km 2) of the Arden estate to the State of New York, leading to the creation of Harriman State Park as an extension of the Palisades Interstate Park, along with the $1 million (equivalent to $32,700,000 in 2023) dollar endowment for its management. She made it conditional upon others contributing $1.5 ...
She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. [1] She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879. She began writing at 17 and produced over 280 books in her lifetime, [ 2 ] being so prolific that no fewer than eleven new titles under her byline appeared ...
Lillian Rumsey Bronson (October 21, 1902 – August 2, 1995 [1] [2]) was an American character actress. She performed in more than 80 films and 100 television productions. She performed in more than 80 films and 100 television productions.
Jordan Rumsey has made her love for the '80s a lifestyle — and a career.. On Zoom, the TikToker sits in front of a wall covered in memorabilia from a bygone time. There's a vintage Bon Jovi ...
After Peregrine's death, Mrs. Bradford places herself on the marriage market and marries a wealthy man named Mr. Popkins. Later in the novel, Mrs. Popkins is placed in an asylum by her daughter Julia. Martha helps her to escape the asylum during a fire. Mrs. Sedgley: Mrs. Sedgley is a high-born woman and also the mother of little Fanny. She ...