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1) The Jamesons
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?
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 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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Author Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman gained acclaim in her time as a chronicler of life in rural New England. In this creepy collection of supernatural tales, Freeman makes full use of both her spare, skillful prose and keen understanding of the regional culture in setting the perfect backdrop for strange and unexplained phenomena.
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