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Hale (LUCRETIA PEABODY an American)

LUCRETIA PEABODY, an American author, sister of E. E. Hale; born in Boston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1820.

Boston, Mass., Sept. 1820.

She published among other works: "The Lord's Supper and Its Observance" (1866); "The Service of Sorrow" (1867) ; "The Wolf at the Door" in the "No Name Series" (1877); "The Peterkin Papers" (1882); "The Last of the Peterkins" (1886). She also wrote "The New Harry and Lucy" (with E. E.

Hale). Her chief fame is as the creator of the Peterkins, who have become popularly recognized types of character. She died in Boston, Mass., June 12, 1900.