Agnes Rothery
Agnes Rothery (1888–1954), or Agnes Edwards Rothery, was the pen name of American writer[1] Agnes (née Edwards) Pratt.[2] Primarily known as a travel writer,[3] she also published novels.[2]
Rothery died in 1954 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her papers are at the University of Virginia.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- A fitting habitation, 1944
- Family album, 1942
- Miss Coolidge, a comedy in one act, 1927
- Into what port?, illustrations by Carl Burger, 1931
- Images of earth: Guatemala, 1934
- Central American roundabout, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, 1944
- Sweden, the land and the people, 1938
- South America; the west coast and the east, 1930
- Scandinavian roundabout, illustrated by George Gray, 1946
- South American roundabout, illustrated by Carl Burger, 1940
- Central America and the Spanish Main, 1929
- Washington roundabout, illustrated by Carl Burger, 1942
- Virginia, the new dominion, by Agnes Rothery, illustrated by E. H. Suydam, 1940
- New roads in old Virginia, by Agnes Rothery; with illustrations by Alice Acheson, 1929
- Cape Cod, 1918
- A garden rosary, 1917
- The house of friendship, 1915
- Houses Virginians have loved. Illustrated with photos, 1954
References
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- ^ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 56.
- ^ a b Connecticut Historical Society Scrap Book (PDF). Vol. 48. Hartford, Connecticut: various. 1920–1921. p. 10.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (2013). The WPA Guide to Virginia: The Old Dominion State. Trinity University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-59534-244-7.
- ^ "Papers of Agnes Rothery, 1935–1942".
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