7 best short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

7 best short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
ISBN-10
3967997766
ISBN-13
9783967997767
Category
Literary Collections
Pages
74
Language
English
Published
2020-05-15
Publisher
Tacet Books
Authors
August Nemo, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Description

Through her different genres of work including children's stories, poems, and short stories, Mary Wilkins Freeman sought to demonstrate her values as a feminist. During the time which she was writing, she did this in nonconventional ways; for example, she diverged from making her female characters weak and in need of help which was a common trope in literature.Come and enjoy the seven selected short stories of this author.A New England NunAnn Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings Luella Miller Little-Girl-Afraid-of-a-Dog Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas The Gospel According To JoanThe Revolt of "Mother"

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