The novel "The Debtor" was written by American novelist Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, who is renowned for her exploration of rural New England life in the late 19th and early…

The greatest complexity in the world attends the motive-power of any action. Infinite perspectives of mental mirrors reflect the whys of all doing. An adult with long practice in analytic…

A Study Guide for Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s Old Woman Magoun, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography…

Fairbridge, the little New Jersey village, or rather city was a misnomer. Often a person, being in Fairbridge for the first time and being driven by way of entertainment about…

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 young man was reading a selection from the Bible. Maria heard him drone out in a scarcely audible voice: Whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth, and then she heard…

The six stories in this collection add a new dimension to the fictional portrayal of New England life. The author’s apparently simple, declarative prose moves the reader convincingly into a…

Right upon the announcement came proof. The beautiful door of the old colonial mansion opposite was thrown open, and clumsy and cautious motion was evident. Presently a tall, slender woman…