Geoffrey Strong - Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards "Geoffrey Strong" is a charming story that follows the primary man or woman as he navigates the limitations of young people and adulthood in late nineteenth-century America. Set toward the backdrop of a swiftly changing society, the tale delves into themes of identification, ambition, and the quest of private fulfillment. As Geoffrey Strong matures from a vibrant younger boy to a determined young man, he struggles with the expectancies placed on him through his circle of relatives and society. When confronted with adversity and hassle, Geoffrey ought to acquire…mehr

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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards "Geoffrey Strong" is a charming story that follows the primary man or woman as he navigates the limitations of young people and adulthood in late nineteenth-century America. Set toward the backdrop of a swiftly changing society, the tale delves into themes of identification, ambition, and the quest of private fulfillment. As Geoffrey Strong matures from a vibrant younger boy to a determined young man, he struggles with the expectancies placed on him through his circle of relatives and society. When confronted with adversity and hassle, Geoffrey ought to acquire all of his braveness and perseverance to conquer barriers and carve his private vicinity inside the international. Geoffrey learns massive classes approximately loyalty, ethics, and the real definition of fulfillment from a big selection of individuals, which includes pals, mentors, and adversaries. Along the manner, he realizes that genuine happiness isn't placed in outside accomplishments, however inside the power of his man or woman and the intensity of his connections. Richards' extremely good storytelling brings Geoffrey Strong's universe to lifestyles, creating a colourful portrayal of a bygone era whilst additionally taking pictures the essence of the human revel in with warm temperature and empathy.
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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer. She wrote almost 90 books, including biographies, poetry, and many for children. Eletelephony, a literary nonsense verse, is one of her best-known children's poems. Laura Elizabeth Howe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1850. Her father, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, was an abolitionist who founded the Perkins Institution and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. She was named after his famous deaf-blind student, Laura Bridgman. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was written by her mother, Julia Ward Howe. Laura and Henry Richards got married in 1871. In 1876, he accepted a management position at his family's paper mill in Gardiner, Maine, where he moved with his wife and three children. Laura was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1917 for her biography Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, which she co-authored with her sisters Maud Howe Elliott and Florence Hall. Her name is borne by an elementary school in Gardiner, Maine, that serves prekindergarten through fifth grade students. Her children's book Tirra Lirra received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959. Her home in Gardiner, the Laura E. Richards House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.