{"product_id":"a-mary-wilkins-freeman-reader-mary-eleanor-wilkins-freeman-9780803268944","title":"A Mary Wilkins Freeman Reader","description":"Mary Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930), born in Randolph, Massachusetts, began to publish stories about New England in the early 1880s. In the following decades, Freeman drew widespread praise for her intimate portraits of women and her realistic depictions of rural New England life. She published short stories, essays, novels, plays, and children's books. Her stories, written in a clear and direct prose, are remarkable for their unpretentious, sympathetic portrayals of the lives of ordinary New Englanders of Freeman's era. Many of the stories depict rebellion against oppressive social and private conditions. Others describe conflicting desires for independence and lasting relationships. This volume of twenty-eight stories is the first to provide a representative sample of Freeman's finest work, from all phases of her career. It makes plain why Freeman (in the words of editor Mary R. Reichardt) is widely recognized as an important figure \"in the history of American women's fiction . . . and the development of the American short story.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Wilkins Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803268947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803268944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 5.99w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1997 pg. 1110","brand":"Mary Wilkins Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981250887935,"sku":"9780803268944","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa02c230-f919-4b54-9973-6ba65322b7bc.jpg?v=1683254489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-mary-wilkins-freeman-reader-mary-eleanor-wilkins-freeman-9780803268944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}