Marie (Pocket Paperback)

Originally published in 1894 and rarely found in print, Marie is a prequel to the other books and stories in the “Melody” series By Laura E. Richards: Melody (1893), “Bethesda Pool” (1895), and Rosin the Beau (1898). Most versions of Marie that can be found online are incomplete. This edition was carefully compiled and adapted from various print versions in the public domain, and edited to more closely conform to modern American spelling and punctuation. Its layout and type have been designed for ease of reading, by both adults and children. Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was born in Boston in 1850. She wrote more than 90 books in her lifetime. The Boston Post once said of her: “Mrs. Richards has made for herself a little niche apart in the literary world, from her delicate treatment of New England village life.” On Marie: “Seldom has Mrs. Richards drawn a more irresistible picture, or framed one with more artistic literary adjustment.”—The Boston Herald.