New England writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman had a particular talent for capturing the rhythms of domestic life in her native region's small towns and villages, as well as illuminating the small domestic dramas and conflicts experienced by her characters. Those strengths are displayed prominently in the novel By the Light of the Soul, which follows young Maria Edgham as she grapples with grief and dashed expectations.
In this charming short story geared for younger readers, a young girl named Comfort is very proud of the gold ring that was gifted to her when she was born by her namesake Aunt Comfort. But when young Comfort takes the ring to school to show her friends, things don't turn out exactly how she had planned.
One of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's most popular short stories, "Evelina's Garden" tells the tale of two cousins—one an elderly recluse, and one a beautiful young woman—who are drawn together by a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind garden. Young Evelina is prepared to devote her life to caring for the extraordinary oasis, but when romance intervenes, everything begins to fall apart.
American author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman set most of her works of fiction in small New England communities, so this dramatization of one of the chief figures involved in the Salem Witch Trials is a natural fit for her unique strengths as a writer. Freeman's first foray into drama was well received by the critics, and a stage production of the play enjoyed a successful run.
Stubborn and set in her ways, Jane Field has a somewhat antagonistic relationship with her daughter Lois, who is coming into her own and developing distinct ideas and values. When it comes to light that Lois has fallen in love, all hell breaks lose. Will Jane ever be able to salvage the mother-daughter bond?
In this sweeping novel, American author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman turns from the light subject matter of many of her early works to tackle a much more serious issue: the impact of poverty. Through the character of Jerome, Freeman skillfully illustrates how impoverishment can cast a pall over multiple generations of families.
Many of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's novels and short stories center around an outsider who tries to fit into the strict social mores of nineteenth-century rural New England. In Madelon, the eponymous heroine is a hot-blooded young woman who finds herself accused of a horrible crime that resulted from a case of mistaken identity.
This collection of short stories from Mary E. Wilkins Freeman brings eighteenth-century Massachusetts to life for younger readers. Four intertwined tales are linked together by the presence of spirited protagonist Ann Ginnins, a young girl who has been sold into servitude.
Fans of Sinclair Lewis' Main Street will love Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's satirical novel The Butterfly House. The story is a hilarious send-up of the preposterous posturing and one-upmanship that runs amok among the members of a women's club in early-twentieth-century New Jersey.
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman started her writing career when she was a teenager, penning verse and stories for children as a means of earning extra money for the family. Even as her literary ambitions evolved, Freeman continued to feature children in many of her tales. In the charming collection The Copy-Cat and Other Stories, children play prominent roles in the majority of the stories.
Though her best-known work is in the domain of short fiction, New England writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman produced a number of novels over the course of her career, as well. In the intricately plotted tale The Debtor, the Carroll family, once part of the Southern aristocracy, has fallen on hard times. Driven by desperation, one member of the family goes to extremes to raise funds.
For as long as she can remember, a young girl named Letitia has been transfixed by the mysterious green door tucked away in a nook of her family home. She longs to open it and find out what's behind it, but her aunt urges her not to. Will Letitia be able to resist the pull of the green door?
Fans of historical romance will relish this finely wrought novel from American author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, who brings her unique skill with characterization and local color to a memorable love story that's set in the Tidewater area of Virginia during colonial times.
In this humorous novella from American writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, a rural New England community is thrown for a loop by the arrival of a family that has relocated from the big city. The Jamesons have the best intentions, but their attitudes and conventions stand out in the small village. What will it take for them to finally begin to fit in?
In this popular novel from prominent nineteenth-century American author Mary Wilkins Freeman, heroine Sylvia finds herself on the receiving end of a large and unexpected inheritance. But soon the windfall has unexpected consequences as Sylvia delves deeper into family secrets.
In this charming short story from American author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Eudora Yates is an older unmarried woman who lives alone and has long eschewed convention. But when neighbors notice her pushing a baby carriage around the area, a storm of wild speculation about the child she appears to have adopted takes hold.
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