Author: Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930 (Keywords)

The stories in this collection centre on questions of women's integrity, courage and privation, explore the idea of masculinity, and dramatize the relationship between rural New England and modern culture and commerce.

The disquieting tales of New England author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman explore a world of domestic spaces turned uncanny, hopeful youths grasped by the spirits of vengeful ancestors and nature made sinister when the effects of twisted physics suggest some supernormal influence. Collecting the best o...