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Straggling Excerpts from a Journal Kept in Switzerland
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.
The Deformed Boy
A poor young boy, whose legs have been affected by rickets, attracts the attention and charity of kind friends due to his good humor and virtue.
The White Hills in October
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…
The White Scarf
An historical romance set in 15th-century France, focusing on a relationship between a French servant girl and an Italian nobleman that is disrupted by political conflicts and rivalries in the court of Charles VI.
Uncle David
An uncle teaches his nieces and nephews lessons about economics, gentility, and falls in love with a worthy woman.
Who, and What, Has Not Failed
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.
Widowhood
The narrator tells the story of Emily Winthrop and her journey from wife to widow and bereavement to peace.