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Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman | | Variant Name: |
Mary Wilkins, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mary E(leanor) Wilkins Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mary Wilkins Freeman | | Birth Date: |
October 31, 1852 | | Death Date: |
March 13, 1930 | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female |
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 Biography of Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
7,160 words, approx. 24 pages
 Mary E. Wilkins Freeman ranks among the foremost interpreters of New England village and rural life. Though she may correctly be described as a local colorist, she is much more, for in her short stories and novels she deals perceptively with the... summary from source:
Biography of Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
6,700 words, approx. 22 pages
The life of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman has too often been compared to that of the spinsters who populate much of her fiction. Although she lived most of her life in small New England villages and did not marry until she was forty-nine years of age,... summary from source:
Biography of Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
3,402 words, approx. 11 pages
A small doll-like woman, who never wished to grow old and yet came to resemble so many of her aging heroines, created in her fiction the heart of New England's life and ethos. Mary Wilkins Freeman created strong-willed characters, whose Yankee stoicism... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Information
443 words, approx. 2 pages
 Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (October 31, 1852 – March 13, 1930) was a prominent 19th century American author. She was born in Randolph, Massachusetts, and attended Mount Holyoke College (then, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) in South Hadley,...
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Studies in Short Fiction Mary Wilkins Freeman: a Study Of The Short Fiction. (book review)
09/22/1998: 1,565 words, approx. 5 pages MARY WILKINS FREEMAN: A STUDY OF THE SHORT FICTION by Mary R. Reichardt. Twayne's Studies in Short Fiction. New York: Twayne, 1997. xv + 219 pages. $25.95. A MARY WILKINS FREEMAN READER, edited by Mary R. Reichardt. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997....
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by S. Bradley Shaw
9,357 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following essay, Shaw describes how Freeman utilized the conventions of mystery and detective fiction as well as elements of the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case in “The Long Arm.”
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Critical Essay by Elizabeth A. Meese
9,111 words, approx. 30 pages
In the essay below, Meese discusses how Freeman uses conflicting cultural/literary, public/private, and personal/social codes to portray the complexity of the feminine gender. Meese also criticizes early biographers and commentators for misreading Freeman's works as well as misunderstanding their author.
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Critical Essay by Doris J. Turkes
8,283 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Turkes uses Erik Erickson's psychological development model to evaluate various elderly female characters in Freeman's stories.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%Parallel Story Lines in "The New England Nun"
573 words, approx. 2 pages
Things that happen to her pet dog Caesar correspond to the life of Louisa Ellis in "A New England Nun" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Both pet and woman lead isolated lives and have reputations that lead to their solitary existences.
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