Mrs. Tree

Mrs. Tree

By

0
(0 Reviews)
Mrs. Tree by Laura E. Richards

Published:

1902

Downloads:

611

Share This

Mrs. Tree

By

0
(0 Reviews)
The Romance of a Maine Seacoast Village. "The jolliest, merriest, drollest book Mrs. Richards ever wrote."--Detroit Free Press.

Book Excerpt

ambitious mother with literary tastes, had colored his whole life. He was assistant in the post-office, and lived largely on the imaginary romance of the letters which passed through his hands; he also played the flute, wrote verses, and admired his cousin Phoebe.

"I have often thought it a pity," said Mr. Homer, "that Cousin Marcia should not apply herself more to literary pursuits."

"I don't know what you mean by literary pursuits, Homer," said Doctor Stedman, rather gruffly. "I found her the other day reading Johnson's Dictionary by candlelight, without glasses. I thought that was doing pretty well for ninety-one."

"I--a--was thinking more about other branches of literature," Mr. Homer admitted. "The Muse, James, the Muse! Cousin Marcia takes little interest in poetry. If she could sprinkle the--a--pathway to the tomb with blossoms of poesy, it would be"--he waved his hands gently abroad--"smoother; less rough; more devoid of irregularities."

"Cousin Homer, could you find it co

FREE EBOOKS AND DEALS

(view all)

More books by Laura E. Richards

(view all)
Glen Dawson - A Satirical Wake-up Call
FEATURED AUTHOR - After graduating from Duke University, Glen Dawson owned and operated a flexible packaging manufacturing plant for 23 years. Then, he sold the factory and went back to school to get his Master's degree in biostatistics from Boston University. When he moved to North Carolina, he opened an after-school learning academy for advanced math students in grades 2 through 12. After growing the academy from 30 to 430 students, he sold it to Art of Problem Solving. Since retiring from Art of Problem… Read more