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Mildred

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A foundling's arrival during a violent storm upends life in a provincial household and sparks years of village gossip, devotion, and conflict. The narrative traces shifting relationships among the stern head of the household, his son, the orphaned girl raised within their circle, and neighboring acquaintances, as grief, hidden attachments, and misunderstandings produce proposals, deceptions, and painful reckonings. Scenes at the family estate, the river, a deserted hut, and a hotel frame moments of revelation and reconciliation, and the principal characters move toward renewed bonds and moral resolution by the close of the tale.

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Title: Mildred

A novel

Author: Mary Jane Holmes

Release date: June 16, 2023 [eBook #70986]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: G. W. Carleton and Co, 1877

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MILDRED.
A Novel.

BY
Mrs. MARY J. HOLMES,
AUTHOR OF
EDITH LYLE—EDNA BROWNING—TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE—’LENA RIVERS—WEST LAWN—MARIAN GREY—HUGH WORTHINGTON—ETHELYN’S MISTAKE, ETC., ETC.
“——Love soweth here with toil and care,
But the harvest-time of Love is there.”
Southey.
NEW YORK:
G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers.
LONDON: S. LOW & CO.
MDCCCLXXVII.
Copyright by
DANIEL HOLMES.
1877.
Trow’s
Printing and Bookbinding Co.,
205–213 East 12th St.,
NEW YORK.
TO
MRS. G. W. CARLETON
[OF NEW YORK CITY],
I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF
MILDRED,
IN MEMORY
OF THE MANY HAPPY HOURS SPENT WITH HER
OF THE “STARRY EYES AND
NUT-BROWN HAIR.”
Brockport, N. Y.,
October, 1877.