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Weird tales from the heartland of New England Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman was a highly regarded and prominent 19th century American author. She began writing as a teenager to assist…

The story Sophia tells began six years before and takes place in a small New England town named Linnville. Set in the country and composed of a small community where…

A collection of short stories by the acclaimed American author Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman. The title story follows a young girl named Lucretia who finds herself caught between the expectations…

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Half the male population of Banbridge and a goodly proportion of the female have for years wrestled for their daily bread in the City, which the little village has long…