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Canada Ltd, Toronto, Ont. c. 1978, page 721.
Rorke, Louise Richardson (d. 1949), writer of books for children, was born at Thornbury, Ontario,
and died at Pickering, Ontario, on July 23, 1949. She became a school-teacher; but joined the
staff of The Canadian Teacher, and was its editor for many years before her retirement in 1945.
She was the author of Lefty: The story of a boy and a dog (Toronto, 1931), which went into several
editions, Sugar Shanty (New York, 1941), and Lefty's adventures (Toronto, 1945).
[Toronto Globe and Mails July 24, 1949.]
The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Macmillan Co. of Canada Ltd.
Toronto, Ont. C. 1978
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