MARGARET MARSHALL SAUNDERS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 1928 - HFSID 343930

MARGARET MARSHALL SAUNDERS
The highly acclaimed author of Beautiful Joe signs her name on both a photograph and slip of paper
Photograph signed: "Marshall Saunders/1928" 2¾x4¼. Edges irregular. Cut in center and affixed back in place. Otherwise, fine condition. (2) Autograph sentiment signed: "Yours for boys & girls,/Marshall Saunders" in black ink. Toned. Lightly soiled and creased. Otherwise, fine condition. Margaret Marshall Saunders CBE (1861-1947) was a Canadian author. Saunders is most famous for her novel Beautiful Joe. It tells the true story of a dog that had a difficult puppyhood with many obstacles including a cruel owner, and is told from the dog's point of view. When the book was published in 1893, both the book and its subject received worldwide attention. It was the first Canadian book to sell over a million copies, and by the late 1930s had sold over seven million copies worldwide. In 1934, Saunders was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Together with fellow Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Saunders co-founded the Maritime branch of the Canadian Women's Press Club. Following the success of Beautiful Joe, Saunders wrote more than twenty other stories, a number of which provided social commentary on such things as the abolition of child labor, slum clearance, and the improvement of playground facilities. In 1994, the Beautiful Joe Heritage Society was formed to celebrate the life and story of Beautiful Joe and the achievements of Margaret Marshall Saunders.