Portrait of Agnes Rothery
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Author

Agnes Rothery

American writer

Born
1888
Died
1954
Nationality
United States
Occupation
Writer

Life and work

Agnes Rothery (1888–1954), or Agnes Edwards Rothery, was the pen name of American writer Agnes (née Edwards) Pratt. In 1917, Agnes married Harry Rogers Pratt, a music professor at the University of Virginia; in 1940 they built a Spanish Colonial Revival house on Rothery Road in Charlottesville, Virginia. The house, Recoleta, is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register.

Primarily known as a travel writer, she also published novels.

Rothery died in 1954 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her papers are at the University of Virginia.

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Collection

Books by Agnes Rothery

1 book