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Anna Matlock Richards was raised in a prominent intellectual Quaker family in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. According to Carolyn Sigler, Anna Matlack was already known as a poet and playwright before she married landscape and maritime painter [[William Trost Richards]] in 1856, aged 20 or 21.<ref>Sigler, Carolyn, ed. (October 1997). ''Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's "Alice" Books: An Anthology.'' Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2028-4. {{LCCN|97002205}}</ref> Matlack and Richards frequently traveled abroad, living in [[Cornwall]], England between 1878 to 1880. The couple had eight children, five of whom lived past infancy. Their sixth child, a daughter, [[Anna Richards Brewster]], received early education |
Anna Matlock Richards was raised in a prominent intellectual Quaker family in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. According to Carolyn Sigler, Anna Matlack was already known as a poet and playwright before she married landscape and maritime painter [[William Trost Richards]] in 1856, aged 20 or 21.<ref>Sigler, Carolyn, ed. (October 1997). ''Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's "Alice" Books: An Anthology.'' Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2028-4. {{LCCN|97002205}}</ref> Matlack and Richards frequently traveled abroad, living in [[Cornwall]], England between 1878 to 1880. The couple had eight children, five of whom lived past infancy. Their sixth child, a daughter, [[Anna Richards Brewster]], when on to become an important painter, having an received arts early education from her father and instruction in literature, art and music from Matlack.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Book of Sketches|last=Tenney Brewster|first=William|last2=Richards Brewster|first2=Anna|publisher=|year=1954|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> In the 1890s, Richards published comic poems for children in the popular children's magazines [[Harper's Young People]] and The St. Nicholas Magazine. The popularity of these comics led her to publish ''[[A New Alice in the Old Wonderland]]'' in 1895, which featured illustrations by her daughter [[Anna Richards Brewster]]. Mother and daughter collaborated on several publications, including ''Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life'', published 1898, and a translation of a German folktale, ''Sintram and His Companions''. |
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In the 1890s, Richards published comic poems for children in the popular children's magazines Harper's Young People and The St. Nicholas Magazine. The popularity of these comics led her to publish ''[[A New Alice in the Old Wonderland]]'' in 1895, which featured illustrations by her daughter [[Anna Richards Brewster]]. Mother and daughter collaborated on several publications, including ''Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life'', published 1898. |
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* ''[[A New Alice in the Old Wonderland]]'', published in 1895 |
* ''[[A New Alice in the Old Wonderland]]'', published in 1895 |
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* ''Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life'', published in 1898 |
* ''Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life'', published in 1898 |
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* ''Sintram and His Companions'', translation |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:56, 8 March 2017
Anna Matlack Richards | |
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| Born | Anna Matlack 1834 |
| Died | 1900 |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | A New Alice in the Old Wonderland |
| Spouse | William Trost Richards |
Anna Matlock Richards (1834–1900) was an American children's author, playwright and poet, who is best known for her fantasy novel, A New Alice in the Old Wonderland.
Biography
Anna Matlock Richards was raised in a prominent intellectual Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to Carolyn Sigler, Anna Matlack was already known as a poet and playwright before she married landscape and maritime painter William Trost Richards in 1856, aged 20 or 21.[1] Matlack and Richards frequently traveled abroad, living in Cornwall, England between 1878 to 1880. The couple had eight children, five of whom lived past infancy. Their sixth child, a daughter, Anna Richards Brewster, when on to become an important painter, having an received arts early education from her father and instruction in literature, art and music from Matlack.[2] In the 1890s, Richards published comic poems for children in the popular children's magazines Harper's Young People and The St. Nicholas Magazine. The popularity of these comics led her to publish A New Alice in the Old Wonderland in 1895, which featured illustrations by her daughter Anna Richards Brewster. Mother and daughter collaborated on several publications, including Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life, published 1898, and a translation of a German folktale, Sintram and His Companions.
Publications
- A New Alice in the Old Wonderland, published in 1895
- Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life, published in 1898
- Sintram and His Companions, translation
References
Sources
- Sigler, Carolyn (1996). "Brave New Alice: Anna Matlack Richards's Maternal Wonderland". Children's Literature 24, pp. 55–73. Reprint at Project Muse (muse.jhu.edu).
- Sigler, Carolyn, ed. (October 1997). Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's "Alice" Books: An Anthology. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2028-4.
- Judith Kafka Maxwell (ed) Anna Richards Brewster, American Impressionist, University of California Press, 2008, ISBN 9780520257498
External links
- [1] Letter and spirit, dramatic sonnets of inward life, published 1898, at HathiTrust Digital Library
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