02336cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500420015226400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050801860041152012410059753400450183865300510188365300280193485600430196299900170200555751UtSlPG20260610134302.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aAddison, Daniel Dulany,d1863-193610aLucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-10-14  aProduced by David E. Brown and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary" by Daniel Dulany Addison is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work centers around the life of the poet and author Lucy Larcom, capturing her experiences from childhood in Massachusetts to her role as a pioneer schoolmistress in Illinois, and her subsequent contributions to literature and education. It also explores the spiritual and intellectual struggles she navigated throughout her life, marked by her deep faith and commitment to social issues.  At the start of the narrative, the author outlines Larcom's early life, detailing her upbringing in Beverly, Massachusetts, where she grew up in a large family. Her love for nature and her early aptitude for reading and poetry are highlighted, setting the stage for her later literary aspirations. The text touches upon her challenging transition to life in a new environment as a teacher on the Western prairies, revealing both her resilience and dedication to education. Through her childhood memories and budding literary skills, the opening portion emphasizes the formative experiences that shaped her character and influenced her future path as an author and educator. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAuthors, American -- 19th century -- Biography  aLarcom, Lucy, 1824-189340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55751  c96582d96582