Maggie Lee! : Bad spelling, Diamonds, The answered prayer by Mary Jane Holmes
"Maggie Lee! : Bad Spelling, Diamonds, The Answered Prayer" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book consists of three interconnected tales that reflect themes of love, ambition, and social class, exploring the lives of characters navigating personal conflicts and societal expectations. The narrative focuses on the complexities of relationships and the tensions arising from love, ambition, and deception. In the first story, “Bad Spelling,”
we encounter the ambitious Arabella Greenleaf who steals a prize composition from her cousin, Mildred Graham, leading to her public disgrace. The second tale, “Diamonds,” features Cora Blanchard, a girl who finds herself torn between her desire for love and her fixation on wealth, ultimately marrying for money rather than affection. The final story, “The Answered Prayer,” delves into the struggles of two mothers, Lina Hastings and Mabel Parkham, whose lives take divergent paths due to their relationships and circumstances. As tragedy strikes, their experiences underscore the consequences of choices made for either love or material gain. This novel captures the social dynamics of its time, focusing on how personal aspirations can clash with familial and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907 |
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| Title | Maggie Lee! : Bad spelling, Diamonds, The answered prayer |
| Original Publication | Canada: J. Ross Robertson, 1881. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories, American |
| Subject | American fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 71099 |
| Release Date | Jul 3, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 108 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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