Young Adult Blanchard, Amy: The Four Corners in Japan. The Four Corners in Japan1. 1 May 2015

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Amy Ella Blanchard (June 28, 1856 – 1926) was an American writer of children's literature. Daughter of Daniel Harris and Sarah (Reynolds) Blanchard, she was born in Baltimore, Maryland, studied art in New York City and Philadelphia, and for two years taught drawing and painting in Plainfield, New Jersey. She was a lifelong companion of her artist collaborator Ida Waugh (1819-1919). They had neighbouring cottages at Bailey Island, Maine where they helped organize the construction of a chapel in 1916. Winters were spent in Redding Ridge, Connecticut.

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“Japan? Oh, Aunt Helen, not really.”
“Why not? Every one goes there these days. We could make the trip by way of California, stop off for a few days at Honolulu, and see some of the strange things I have been reading about this winter. I am strongly inclined to make the trip if you two will go with me.”

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