Memoirs of Anne C.L. Botta,: written by her friends. With selections from her correspondence and from her writings in prose and poetry.

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tellectual prominence, and so genuinely good that she
suffered no peril from envy, ingratitude,-not even
from the possession of everybody's honor and affec tion. Her grace, her personal charm, her gift of per petual youth, were those of an ideal womanhood.
She was altruism itself; at least, her only trace of
selfishness was in the delight of giving aid and happiness to others.
And what a life was hers! She and you were concerned in what was active and promising throughout
the slow advance of culture in this city -now the
gathering-place of artists and men of letters. No newcomer can know how much she, with her tact, sympathy, aspiration, did for our intellectual life. Some
years ago I begged her to write her reminiscences.
This she was too modest to bring herself to do. It is
a satisfaction now to learn that the preparation of a
memorial volume is in progress. The production of
such a volume, which cannot fail to be of importance
alike to the reading public and to the writing guild,
and of the deepest interest to your personal friends,
will afford you consolation in your years of proud and
sad remembrance.
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