Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

By the Light of the Soul follows Maria Edgham, a sensitive New England girl navigating her mother’s illness and her father’s possible remarriage. As she struggles with childhood innocence, family bonds, and the complexities of adult life, Maria...

Comfort Pease, a spirited girl in a small New England village, treasures a gold ring from her aunt. As she navigates school life, teasing, and her mother’s rules, the ring goes missing, sparking guilt and a heartfelt search. Through trials and...

Evelina Adams, a reclusive squire’s daughter, lives a life of solitude, tending a flourishing garden that mirrors her unfulfilled desires. When her young cousin Evelina arrives, the two become entwined in a subtle romance with Thomas Merriam, the...

Jane Field follows Mrs. Jane Field and Amanda Pratt as they navigate family obligations, social expectations, and rural community life. The story opens in Amanda’s cottage, where her careful routines and interactions reveal her character and...

Jerome, a Poor Man centers on twelve-year-old Jerome Edwards, growing up in stark poverty in rural New England. Proud and sensitive, he faces hunger, cold, and social shame with quiet resilience. The opening shows him savoring spring sunshine despite...

Madelon Hautville, a young woman in a snowbound New England village, is caught in a passionate love triangle with Burr Gordon and Dorothy Fair. As family expectations and societal pressures clash with desire, her music and emotions reveal inner...

Pembroke is set in 1830s Massachusetts and follows the fallout of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard’s broken engagement over a political dispute. Their stubbornness reverberates through the town, impacting families and neighbors. Through tangled...

Silence and Other Stories gathers New England local-color tales exploring women’s inner lives under social and spiritual strain. The title story follows Silence Hoit, whose lover David is taken during a frontier raid, leaving her to endure months of...

Set in the self-satisfied village of Fairbridge, New Jersey, the novel examines the quiet rivalries and ambitions that simmer beneath polite society. Figures such as the aspiring Mrs. Wilbur Edes and the enigmatic Alice Mendon move through a world...

The Copy-Cat and Other Stories is a late 19th-century collection exploring childhood, identity, and social dynamics. In the title story, plain Amelia Wheeler admires and imitates the beautiful Lily Jennings, navigating schoolyard rivalry, admiration,...

The Debtor is set in Banbridge, a small New England village shaped by wealth, class, and social expectation. The story follows residents navigating propriety, ambition, and human folly, particularly socially conscious women whose interactions reveal...

The novel centers on Ellen Brewster, a sensitive young girl growing up amid poverty, family conflict, and emotional neglect. As tensions between her parents and relatives intensify, Ellen feels unwanted despite her deep love for them. Her imaginative...

The Wind in the Rose-Bush: And Other Stories of the Supernatural is a collection of eerie New England tales exploring fear, human emotion, and the uncanny. In the opening story, Rebecca Flint visits Ford Village to reclaim her niece Agnes, only to...

The Yates Pride: A Romance centers on Eudora Yates, a solitary New England woman whose past love, Harry Lawton, reappears, stirring old emotions. As gossip and social expectation swirl around her recent decision to adopt a child, Eudora must navigate...

This collection presents vivid stories of childhood in a New England setting, focusing on young characters who face moral dilemmas shaped by curiosity, pride, and disobedience. Through everyday mischief and moments of self-discovery, each tale...