1001 Stories From The Gilded Age

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THE QUICKSAND by EDITH WHARTON Sep 08, 2024

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A wealthy woman reaches out to help her grown son and his girlfriend after her son asks her to intervene on his behalf, having been turned down with his marriage proposal. In the process of trying to unite the two the woman finds out that her own life has been built on shaky foundations.

The story is deep, introspective, and takes some twists and turns, while making for interesting reading.

THE GIRL AND THE PHOTOGRAPH by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY Sep 01, 2024

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A young man proposes by mail to a young girl whose picture has been given to him by his close friend- only to find out upon meeting her that she is not the girl in the photograph.

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PAUL'S CASE by WILLA CATHER Aug 25, 2024

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A high school boy who the teachers can't seem to reach finally runs away from his drab home in Pittsburgh and heads for New York City, taking money from his empoloyer to finance his trip. In a world where the very rich live a lavish lifestyle he idolizes them and wants to spend just a few days knowing what it's like to live like them- and a ritzy hotel offers him that chance.

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THE GOSSIP OF VALLEY VIEW by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY Aug 18, 2024

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A single man living in a small town is the subject of a wild gossip campaign that has him marrying a woman down the road that he hardly knows. Despite his best efforts to laugh it off, he can't stop the rumor, and even starts thinking marriage might be the right idea.

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HOW THE WIDOW WON THE DEACON by WILLIAM JAMES LAMPTON Aug 11, 2024

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The deacon had but one goal in life and that was to beat the squire in a carriage race. He had lost to the squire in matters of love and so far in horses as well- but this time he had help he had never expected from a widow with a kind heart,a load of courage, and a notion that it was time to get married again.

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AMY FOSTER (PT 2) by JOSEPH CONRAD Aug 04, 2024

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Have you ever felt unwanted or unaccepted in a given situation? Have you ever befriended someone whom others have avoided due to their strangeness? In this classic story, a poor emigrant man survives a shipwreck only to land on a strange shore- where people cannot understand him and therefore fear him.

Only one person, a quiet, homely farm girl named Amy Foster- has the courage and heart to show him sympathy and love. Be sure to catch "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad at 1001 Greatest Love Stories now!

AMY FOSTER (PT 1) by JOSEPH CONRAD Jul 21, 2024

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Only one person, a quiet, homely farm girl named Amy Foster- has the courage and heart to show him sympathy and love.

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POOR DEAR MARGARET KIRBY by KATHLEEN NORRIS Jul 09, 2024

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meA wealthy young San Francisco married couple whose lives seem to be growing apart suddenly experience a financial calamity and things turn from bad to worse.. This is a powerful story of the strength of the human spirit and the ability that some people have to change their lives for the better after being faced with the worst..

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EVE'S DIARY by MARK TWAIN Jul 01, 2024

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One of Mark Twain's most popular stories, this one captures some of the differences between man and woman,and explores the mystery of how they get along in the first place.

THE SECRET GARDEN (FINAL CHAPTER) May 26, 2024

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Mr. Craven experiences some vivid dreams while traveling in Switzerland- dreams calling him back to the garden. On the long train ride home he remembers with regret how he treated his young son, blaming him for his wife's death, and wonders how he has fared.