Francis Marion Crawford was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastical stories.
Francis Marion Crawford
Francis Marion Crawford, ca. 1904
Julia Ward Howe was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism and a social activist, particularly for women's suffrage.
Howe in 1895
Portrait of Julia Ward Howe, by John Elliott, 1925
Is Polite Society Polite and Other Essays by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe