u/JamesMcNamara27

Hello all, I recently acquired this lovely 1884 edition of Longfellow's translation of Dante's Divine Comedy and have become curious about its first owner. It's marked "Louise Norton, 1885" and contains a sketch, extensive and thoughtful handwritten annotation in what appears to be Louise's hand, and a pressed rose leaf (I think). Might anyone have any leads on who Louise Norton might have been?

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