Lucy excelled in school and was disappointed to have to return to the mill instead of attending high school fulltime. Born on the massachusetts north shore in beverly, she lived and worked as a young girl in the lowell mills, taught elementary school in illinois. Media in category lucy larcom the following files are in this category, out of total. Life, letters, and diary by daniel dulany addison free ebook project gutenberg. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
Lucy larcom was an american poet, teacher, and milworker. Quotations by lucy larcom, american poet, born march 5, 1824. Lucy larcom mill girl, teacher, and poetess 18261893. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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Lucy larcom spent ten years in the mill, growing to adulthood within its hot, noisy, lintfilled confines. Books by lucy larcom author of a new england girlhood. Lucy larcom s most popular book is a new england girlhood. Lucy larcom was born in 1826 by the seashore in beverly, massachusetts, the second youngest of nine sisters. Explore the life of famous mill girl and author lucy larcom.