A Humble Romance and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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A long-held grudge, a woman left at the altar, two wily sisters running away from a nursing home. These are just a few of the incidents in this captivating collection of fourteen stories, mostly about female characters. An award-winning writer, Freeman is considered one of America’s foremost regional authors.
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About Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930) was a well-known nineteenth-century author. Born in Massachusetts, many of Freeman’s stories focus on New England and its residents. In 1926, she won the first William Dean Howells Gold Medal for Fiction and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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