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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.

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

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.

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.
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