Agnes Rothery Explained

Agnes Rothery (1888–1954), or Agnes Edwards Rothery, was the pen name of American writer^[1] Agnes (née Edwards) Pratt.^[2] Primarily known as a travel writer,^[3] she also published novels.

Rothery died in 1954 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her papers are at the University of Virginia.^[4]

Selected works

• A fitting habitation, 1944
• Family album, 1942
• Miss Coolidge, a comedy in one act, 1927
• Into what port?, illustrations by Carl Burger, 1931
• Images of earth: Guatemala, 1934
• Central American roundabout, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, 1944
• Sweden, the land and the people, 1938
• South America; the west coast and the east, 1930
• Scandinavian roundabout, illustrated by George Gray, 1946
• South American roundabout, illustrated by Carl Burger, 1940
• Central America and the Spanish Main, 1929
• Washington roundabout, illustrated by Carl Burger, 1942
• Virginia, the new dominion, by Agnes Rothery, illustrated by E. H. Suydam, 1940
• New roads in old Virginia, by Agnes Rothery; with illustrations by Alice Acheson, 1929
• Cape Cod, 1918
• A garden rosary, 1917
• The house of friendship, 1915
• Houses Virginians have loved. Illustrated with photos, 1954

Notes and References

1. Book: Pseudonyms. Joseph F. Clarke. BCA. 1977. 56.
2. Book: Connecticut Historical Society Scrap Book. 48. 1920–1921. various. Hartford, Connecticut. 10.
3. Book: Federal Writers' Project. The WPA Guide to Virginia: The Old Dominion State. 2013. Trinity University Press. 978-1-59534-244-7. 145.
4. Web site: Papers of Agnes Rothery, 1935–1942.