Alice Barber Stephens

Alice Barber Stephens
Alice Barber Stephens (1858–1932) was an American illustrator and painter known for her work in magazines and books. She was a prominent figure in the "Golden Age of American Illustration," contributing to publications like "Harper's Weekly" and "Scribner's Magazine". Stephens illustrated major literary works, including Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" and Henry James' "The Bostonians." Her style often emphasized strong, realistic depictions of women, reflecting her own pioneering role in a male-dominated field.

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It was the end of May, when "spring goeth all in white." The apple trees were scattering their delicate petals on the ground, dropping them over the stone walls to the roadsides, where in the moist places of the shadows they fell on beds of snowy innocence. Here and there a single tree was tinged with pink, but so faintly, it was as if the white were blushing. Now and then a tiny white... more...

MAN'S PROPOSAL Susan Clegg had dwelt alone ever since her father's death. She had not been unhappy in dwelling alone, although she had been a good daughter as long as she had a parent to live with. When the parent departed, and indeed some few days before his going, there had arisen a kind of a question as to the possibility of a life-companion for the daughter who must inevitably be left... more...