Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 627
ation she beganto tell her children a story of life in Holland,weaving into it much interesting material fromthe history of that quaint and valiant country,which at that time she had never seen. The subject grew more and more absorbingto her. She worked upon the manuscript frommorning till night,… … PROFESSOR JAMES J. MAPES, MRS. DODGE S FATHER. every traveler whom she knew tell her his taleof that unique country; and submitted everychapter to the test of the criticism of two ac-complished Hollanders living near her. It wasthe genius of patience and toil, the conscientioustouching and…
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