{"product_id":"the-rector-of-st-marks-mary-jane-holmes-9798888309414","title":"The Rector of St. Mark's","description":"\u003cp\u003eA great story full of love and adventure by Mary Jane Holmes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Jane Holmes (April 5, 1825 - October 6, 1907) was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: \"Tempest and Sunshine\" (1854), \"English Orphans\" (1855), \"Homestead on the Hillside\" (1855), \"Lena Rivers\" (1856), \"Meadow Brook\" (1857), \"Dora Deane\" (1858), \"Cousin Maude\" (1860), \"Marian Gray\" 186 , \"Hugh Worthington\" (1864), \"Cameron Vide\" (1867). \"Rose Mather\" (1868), \"Ethelyn's Mistake\" (1869), \"Edna Browning\" (1872), \"Mildred\" (1877), \"Forest House\" (1879), \"Daisy Thornton,\" \"Queenie Hetherton\" (1883), \"Christmas Stories\" (1884), \"Bessie's Fortune\" (1885). \"Gretchen\" (1887), \"Marguerite\" (1891).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortraying domestic life in small-town and rural settings, she examined gender relationships, as well as those of class and race. She also dealt with slavery and the American Civil War with a strong sense of moral justice. Since the late 20th century, she has received fresh recognition and reappraisal, although her popular work was excluded from most 19th-century literary histories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... Holmes died in 1907, at the age of 82, in Brockport. Her obituary was published a few days later in the Nation, reflecting her stature. Long excluded from literary histories of the nineteenth century written by men, the author was reappraised by scholars in the late 20th and early 21st century, who recognized her achievements and the value of her work. (wikipedia.org)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Jane Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888309414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliotech Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Mary Jane Holmes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487342178559,"sku":"9798888309414","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8001309c-ff82-4775-8102-3294e8b085de.jpg?v=1778059916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rector-of-st-marks-mary-jane-holmes-9798888309414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}