The People of Our Neighborhood (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Overview

Freeman drew accolades for her short stories—often portraits of New Englanders—and for her superb eye for detail. She captured nuances of dress, home and household furnishings, food, and gift giving. The stories in The People of Our Neighborhood are all interrelated: from “Little Margaret Snell: The Village Runaway” to “Amanda Todd: The Friend of Cats.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411447776
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	04/05/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
File size:	160 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930) was a well-known nineteenth-century author. Born in Massachusetts, many of Freeman’s stories focus on New England and its residents. In 1926, she won the first William Dean Howells Gold Medal for Fiction and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.