Name/Title
The Awakening of Helena RichieEntry/Object ID
2021.19.1Description
Helena Richie leaves a drunken husband, who had killed their child, and goes to Old Chester with her friend Lloyd Pryor. Helena adopts a homeless boy, David, who had been a ward of the town's minister, Dr. Lavendar. Helena's true husband dies, but Lloyd Pryor, now tired of Helena, refuses to marry her. Helena confesses to the minister about her actual relationship with Pryor, and Dr. Lavendar forces her to give up her son. Helena agrees, certain that she is an unfit mother. Helena pleads her case and fights for her maternal rights. -WikipediaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Front flyleafTranscription
Marion from Alfred Christmas 1910Type
StickerLocation
Rear flyleafTranscription
Smith Bros. Books. Kodaks Stationary. Pictures. 13th St., Oakland, Cal.Create Date
March 24, 2021
