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 Look Before You Leap 1846 edited.pdf
A mother tells her daughters the story of a young woman who decided to marry an older man of whom she was fond but not passionately in love.

New Year's Day [1846].pdf
A young man borrows money from his intended fiance's father and, after the stock market collapses, is estranged from her and family. Unbeknownst to the other, he works to repay her father, and she remains true to her love for him.

Daniel Prime_Edited.pdf
A father disinherits his daughter because he disapproves of the man she marries. The husband's plot to regain his father-in-laws estate leads to fatal consequences.

The White Hills in October edited.pdf
The narrator presents the journal of a trip to the White Mountains by Mary Langdon, a young American woman, who has just ended a relationship with her German lover due to her father's disapproval. A mysterious stranger appears at a significant moment…

Straggling Extracts 1848.pdf
The narrator, "Miss S.", describes her travels in Switzerland with two young female companions, and their encounter with a mysterious English gentleman with a troubled past.

Uncle David edited.pdf
An uncle teaches his nieces and nephews lessons about economics, gentility, and falls in love with a worthy woman.

Full Thirty_edited.pdf
A young woman and her mother find themselves in reduced circumstances after a fire that devastates New York City. The daughter is supported in her efforts to earn a living by an older female friend of the family, who narrates the story, and a mature…

Who, and What, Has Not Failed_edited.pdf
The narrator reflects on responses to the US financial crisis of 1837, focusing on a family whose daughter is about to be married, and offers an alternative to panic and despair.
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