A Novel
By
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Author of
“The Portion of Labor” “Jerome”
“A New England Nun” Etc.
Illustrations by
W. D. Stevens
New York and London
Harper &...
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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...
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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 stori...
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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 cre...
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The number of
Nevada
bankruptcy filings grew more than twice as fast as those filed in the United States as a whole, according to data released by the federal judiciary.But a Nevada bankruptcy ju...
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A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the sale of the liberal talk radio network Air America Radio for $4.25 million to Stephen L. Green, founder of a New York real estate firm.Green and hi...
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A handful of parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego deliberately concealed or inappropriately handled about $500,000 in funds in sometimes "purposeful attempts" to circumvent federal b...
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As we move into 2007, it might not be a bad idea to learn from others’ tax mistakes from 2006.Tax Courts and the Internal Revenue Service clarified a number of tax regulations this year that ...
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The founder of a credit counseling firm accused of cheating debtors out of millions of dollars was jailed Wednesday for failing to obey a court order that he turn over assets to a fund set up to re...
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Three hedge funds have asked a federal bankruptcy judge to reverse a decision requiring them to disclose trading data about their interests in Northwest Airlines Corp.Anchorage Capital Group LLC, L...
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A federal bankruptcy judge ordered O.J. Simpson's daughter Tuesday to give a deposition by week's end in a lawsuit about the former football star's canceled book, "If I Did It."A judge already orde...
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The Hague (dpa) - Some 70 countries signed an international
agreement on Friday to help children receive needed financial support
from both parents even if they live in diff...
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