The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe
This pleasant little book concerning the famous and well-loved woman whose "autumn was all Indian Summer," comes from the pen of a sympathetic daughter.

The daily routine in the life of a distinguished person is of interest to a limited public only; but in the present case, this medium is successfully employed to convey a clear impression of the spiritual charm of that "family champagne" whose motto was, "To learn, to teach, to serve, and to enjoy.

-The Twentieth Century Magazine, Vol. 5

The last five years of Mrs. Howe's long life were fruitful in happy toil. If one learns the admirable lesson offered by this life, always busy, always joyful, always forgetful of herself in service for others, a long step will be taken in character-building. A portrait accompanies the little book and she .vs an aged face glowing with spirit and thought.

-The Outlook, Vol.
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The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe
This pleasant little book concerning the famous and well-loved woman whose "autumn was all Indian Summer," comes from the pen of a sympathetic daughter.

The daily routine in the life of a distinguished person is of interest to a limited public only; but in the present case, this medium is successfully employed to convey a clear impression of the spiritual charm of that "family champagne" whose motto was, "To learn, to teach, to serve, and to enjoy.

-The Twentieth Century Magazine, Vol. 5

The last five years of Mrs. Howe's long life were fruitful in happy toil. If one learns the admirable lesson offered by this life, always busy, always joyful, always forgetful of herself in service for others, a long step will be taken in character-building. A portrait accompanies the little book and she .vs an aged face glowing with spirit and thought.

-The Outlook, Vol.
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This pleasant little book concerning the famous and well-loved woman whose "autumn was all Indian Summer," comes from the pen of a sympathetic daughter.

The daily routine in the life of a distinguished person is of interest to a limited public only; but in the present case, this medium is successfully employed to convey a clear impression of the spiritual charm of that "family champagne" whose motto was, "To learn, to teach, to serve, and to enjoy.

-The Twentieth Century Magazine, Vol. 5

The last five years of Mrs. Howe's long life were fruitful in happy toil. If one learns the admirable lesson offered by this life, always busy, always joyful, always forgetful of herself in service for others, a long step will be taken in character-building. A portrait accompanies the little book and she .vs an aged face glowing with spirit and thought.

-The Outlook, Vol.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781663509420
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 05/30/2020
Pages: 86
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Maud Howe Elliott (November 9, 1854 – March 19, 1948) was an American writer, most notable for her Pulitzer prize-winning collaboration with her sisters, Laura E. Richards and Florence Hall, on their mother's biography The Life of Julia Ward Howe (1916). Her other works included "A Newport Aquarelle" (1883); "Phillida" (1891); "Mammon," later published as "Honor: A Novel" (1893); "Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City" (1903); "The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe" (1911); "Three Generations" (1923); "Lord Byron's Helmet" (1927); "John Elliott, The Story of an Artist" (1930); "My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford" (1934); and "This Was My Newport" (1944).
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