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Maud Hart Lovelace (1892–1980)

Autor(a) de Betsy-Tacy

42+ Works 11,966 Membros 200 Críticas 29 Favorited

About the Author

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Séries

Obras por Maud Hart Lovelace

Betsy-Tacy (1940) 2,406 exemplares
Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941) 1,322 exemplares
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942) 1,312 exemplares
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943) 1,001 exemplares
Heaven to Betsy (1945) 593 exemplares
Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946) 592 exemplares
Betsy Was a Junior (1947) 514 exemplares
Betsy and the Great World (1952) 511 exemplares
Betsy's Wedding (1955) 509 exemplares
The Betsy-Tacy Treasury (1995) 508 exemplares
Betsy and Joe (1948) 466 exemplares
Emily of Deep Valley (1950) 436 exemplares
Betsy Was a Junior / Betsy and Joe (2009) 269 exemplares
Carney's House Party (1949) 264 exemplares
Winona's Pony Cart (1953) 168 exemplares
Early Candlelight (1929) 115 exemplares
The Trees Kneel at Christmas (1951) 81 exemplares
The Valentine Box (1966) 42 exemplares
Gentlemen from England (1993) 30 exemplares
The Tune is in the Tree (1950) — Autor — 22 exemplares
The Black Angels (2009) 14 exemplares
Betsy-Tacy Books 1-6 (1981) 10 exemplares
various Betsy-Tacy 5 exemplares
The Charming Sally 4 exemplares
Petticoat Court 4 exemplares
Betsy-Tacy Set of 9 Books (2000) 3 exemplares
Snow Fun (5-3) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 06: Harvest of Holidays (1900) — Contribuidor — 140 exemplares
Best in Children's Books 32 (1960) 76 exemplares
It's Terrific to Be Ten (2000) — Contribuidor — 48 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1892-04-25
Data de falecimento
1980-03-11
Localização do túmulo
Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Local de falecimento
Claremont, California, USA
Locais de residência
Mankato, Minnesota, USA
New York, New York, USA
Claremont, California, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Yonkers, New York, USA
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Educação
University of Minnesota
Ocupações
author
children's book author
short story writer
journalist
historical novelist
Relações
Lovelace, Delos Wheeler (husband)
Prémios e menções honrosas
Minnesota 150

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Maud Hart Lovelace was born in Mankato, Minnesota. Her parents were Tom Hart, a shoestore owner, and his wife, Stella. She began writing at a very early age, reportedly as soon as she could hold a pencil. Around age 10, she adopted her mother's maiden name and called herself Maud Palmer Hart. Her father privately published a collection of her poetry around this time. After graduating from Mankato High School, she attended the University of Minnesota but took a leave of absence to go to California to recover from an operation. There she sold her first short story, "Number Eight," to the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine in 1911. She returned to Minnesota and worked for the Minnesota Daily. In 1917, at age 25, she married Delos Lovelace, a military officer in training, with whom she would have two children. He served in World War I, and afterwards they moved to New York, living in the city as well as in Yonkers and Mount Vernon, writing journalism and books. She published her first book, The Black Angels, an historical novel set in Minnesota, in 1926. Her next book, Early Candlelight, published in 1929, was her biggest success in this genre. However, she's best known today for her books for children. The enduringly popular Betsy-Tacy series was inspired by stories about her childhood that she told her own daughter. The first Betsy-Tacy book appeared in 1940, and the last book, Betsy's Wedding, was published in 1955.

Membros

Críticas

What a lovely book! My Kindle edition had wonderful information about the people who were the inspiration for this tale. My book group also loved this title. One of Lovelace's best! You will see I was inspired to read How to Live On 24 Hours a Day, which is mentioned here. We found lots of what Emily was going through resonated with us. As I consider retirement, I am heartened by her attitude and look forward to using some of her ideas.
 
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njcur | 12 outras críticas | Aug 31, 2023 |
Not my cup of tea. The photos at the end, which were the inspiration for the drawings throughout, were fun to see and my favorite part.
 
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blueskygreentrees | 50 outras críticas | Jul 30, 2023 |
These books bring back such sweet memories for me... times I spent with my grandmother playing and dressing up and cutting paper dolls... I love this series!
 
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Leann | 50 outras críticas | Jun 27, 2023 |
First sentence: It was difficult, later, to think of a time when Betsy and Tacy had not been friends.

Premise/plot: Betsy meets Tacy, her new neighbor, at her fifth birthday party. The two girls become instant best friends, near sisters. These two are inseparable. They want to do everything together--always together. This book focuses on their time together--at home, at school, etc. The book concludes with the two meeting another little girl near their own age, Tb.

My thoughts: I have no memory of reading Betsy-Tacy growing up. I'd heard of the book series certainly. But if I'm honest, I thought it was literally about ONE girl named Betsy-Tacy. These books are set around the turn of the twentieth century. Yes, it was published originally in 1940...but Betsy and company would have been born in the 1890s.

The book is interesting in that it feels TIMELESS and time-specific. The two things shouldn't both be true. The book feels timeless because it captures childhood realistically--family life, friendship, thoughts and feelings about school. Some things never change. It feels time-specific because of the descriptions and illustrations. It feels delightfully historic. I like that about it.
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blbooks | 50 outras críticas | Apr 11, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
42
Also by
3
Membros
11,966
Popularidade
#1,960
Avaliação
4.2
Críticas
200
ISBN
131
Marcado como favorito
29
Pedras de toque
150

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