The Way To Peace is written in an incredibly vivid and fluid fashion. Margaret Deland really brings the story of Athalia and her husband Lewis Hal to life. She follows the two on their journey to inner peace and happiness, which begins from a spontaneous hike up a mountain so that Athalia could see the view, and Lewis could never tell her 'no'.
The Way To Peace is written in an incredibly vivid and fluid fashion. Margaret Deland really brings the story of Athalia and her husband Lewis Hal to ...
The Iron Woman is a novel of manners by the American writer Margaret Deland set in the 19th century fictional locale of Mercer, an Ohio River community that represents Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Iron Woman is a novel of manners by the American writer Margaret Deland set in the 19th century fictional locale of Mercer, an Ohio River communit...
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and with the fairies who inhabit a moonlit forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, ...
Dr. Lavendar's People by Margaret Deland. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1903 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Dr. Lavendar's People by Margaret Deland. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1903 and may have some imperfections such as m...
Published in 1877, the stories of this book are delightfully interesting and charming and under their bright exteriors there is an undercurrent of serious thought which cause the reader to stop and think now and then, and consequently they are of more than passing value. They are stories which one would feel like reading over again someday.
Published in 1877, the stories of this book are delightfully interesting and charming and under their bright exteriors there is an undercurrent of ser...
In Old Chester, a village a few miles away from the Pittsburgh, Lydia Sampson's landlord's daughter becomes pregnant. Lydia intervenes mysteriously and raises an "orphan baby..".
In Old Chester, a village a few miles away from the Pittsburgh, Lydia Sampson's landlord's daughter becomes pregnant. Lydia intervenes mysteriously an...
Athalia, an impetuous wife taken to 'fancies', drags her husband lewis off to see a Shaker settlement, falls in love with the peace of the place and decides to leave him and join the community...
Athalia, an impetuous wife taken to 'fancies', drags her husband lewis off to see a Shaker settlement, falls in love with the peace of the place and d...
Helena Richie leaves a drunken husband, who had killed their child, and goes to Old Chester with her friend Lloyd Pryor. Most believe the newcomers Helena and Lloyd are brother and sister, and Helena adopts a homeless boy, David, who had been a ward of the town's minister, Dr. Lavendar. Helena's true husband dies, but Lloyd Pryor, now tired of Helena, refuses to marry her. Helena confesses to the minister about her actual relationship with Pryor, and Dr. Lavendar forces her to give up her son. Helena agrees, certain that she is an unfit mother. Helena pleads her case and fights for her...
Helena Richie leaves a drunken husband, who had killed their child, and goes to Old Chester with her friend Lloyd Pryor. Most believe the newcomers He...
Set in the 19th century fictional locale of Mercer (an Ohio River community that represents Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), this novel tells the story of Mrs. Maitland, a leathery old widow who owns and operates an iron mill. Her devotion to a Puritanical work ethic alienates her son Blair, who though he stands to inherit the business, is headstrong and in love with Elizabeth Ferguson, a match Mrs. Maitland disapproves of.
Set in the 19th century fictional locale of Mercer (an Ohio River community that represents Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), this novel tells the story of M...
