Roger Wallingford, a gentleman of Tory ancestry, joins the Patriots' cause because of his love for the beautiful Mary Hamilton. Mary insists that Captain Paul Jones, a fellow of her brother, give a commission to Wallingford. Unfortunately, a shady shipmate plots to have Wallingford arrested for treason and abandonment, and Wallingford disappears. Mary believes that the charges are wrong and sets sail with her mother for England to find him and clear his name. The Tory Lover is a romance with a historical setting partially set in Berwick, Maine, where the author grew up and spent much of her...

The narrator, a Bostonian, returns after a brief visit a few summers prior, to the small coastal town of Dunnet, Maine, in order to finish writing her book. Upon arriving she settles in with Almira Todd, a widow in her sixties and the local apothecary and herbalist. The narrator occasionally assists Mrs. Todd with her frequent callers, but this distracts her from her writing and she seeks a room of her own. Renting an empty schoolhouse with a broad view of Dunnet Landing, the narrator can apparently concentrate on her writing, although she continues to spend a great deal of time with Mrs....

Thanksgiving Classics - Ultimate Collection' is a treasure trove of narratives from the pens of some of the most distinguished 19th and early 20th-century American and British writers. The anthology encompasses a rich mosaic of styles from the sentimental and introspective to the adventurous and moralizing, reflecting the period's complex attitudes toward tradition, family, and gratitude. The diversity of tales, from the poignant reflections in domestic settings to vibrant histories portraying rustic festivities, provides a sweeping exploration of the cultural and social fabric of the era....