The couple lived apart until 1919, due to Delos’ military service. She was hired to replace Delos Lovelace, a young writer who was headed off for First Officers Training Camp.Īt a dinner hosted to hand off the position, the two hit it off and were married before the year was out when Maud was 25 years old. It was the spring of 1917 and the Wakefield Publicity Bureau offered Maud a steady day job. Wakefield, the wife of the city editor of the Minneapolis Tribune. Maud returned to Minneapolis at the outbreak of World War I and began working for a fundraising program headed by Mrs. Quotes from Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy Novels She dropped out for good and instead she traveled solo to Europe to gather inspiration for her writing.ĭuring her inspiring year in Europe in 1914, Maud met Paolo Conte, an Italian musician, who later inspired the character Marco in Betsy and the Great World.
Once recuperated and back to her studies, Maud continued to write and sell stories. This stroke of good fortune paved the way for her writing ambitions. Only 18 years old at the time, she sold it to the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine for ten dollars. She preferred writing to collegeĪfter an uncle loaned her a typewriter, she soon wrote her first story, Number Eight. More than willing to take a break from her studies and continue her recuperation at her maternal grandmother’s home, she escaped to the sun and warmth of California to rest and recover. Maud Hart started her college studies at the University of Minnesota but shortly thereafter had to withdraw when she was diagnosed with appendicitis. As soon as she could hold a pencil, she began writing stories and poems.
Maud Hart Lovelace (Ap– March 11, 1980) was an American author best known for the nostalgic Betsy-Tacyseries of books for girls.īorn and raised in Mankato, Minnesota, she enjoyed a happy childhood filled with friends, culture, and a loving family.
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