Bøger af Mary Wilkins Freeman

Against the familiar background of American town life, the author portrays a group of people strangely involved in a mystery. "Doc." Gordon, the one physician of the place, Dr. Elliot, his assistant, a beautiful woman and her altogether charming daughter are all involved in the plot. A novel of great interest.

The Wind in the Rose-bush The Shadows on the Wall Luella Miller The Southwest Chamber The Vacant Lot The Lost Ghost Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk

Mary Wilkins Freeman's 1903 short-story collection The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural is a masterpiece of regional gothic. Set in New England, the stories included in this collection explore the hidden and suppressed anxieties of women's daily lives. From the vampire-like titular character in "Luella Miller" to the childless Mrs. Bird in "The Lost Ghost," the women in these stories face the realities and horrors of domestic life at the turn of the twentieth century.

A collection of twenty-eight stories that presents portrayals of the lives of ordinary New Englanders of Freeman's era. It depicts rebellion against oppressive social and private conditions.