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MONTGOMERY
(Florence, 1843-1923, Children's Writer)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Way,
saying she is only too glad... to please an invalid such as Mrs. Way describes her daughter to be, though I fear seeing... me will only be a disappointment... When one has admired a book... the illusion dies away directly... often those who can express themselves in writing... fail in conversation, she says this for fear she should... think me shy & stupid - which I am, but as soon as she is told a time she will come directly, 3 sides 8vo., Villa Augusta, 'Tuesday evening', year in another hand
Item Date: 1874
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Miss Montgomery was the daughter of Admiral Sir Leslie Montgomery, 3rd. Bart, 1807-1888. The book mentioned may be 'The Town Crier, to which is added, The Children with the Indian Rubber Ball', 1874. In 1913 she published Behind the Scenes in the Schoolroom: Being the Experiences of a Young Governess.
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