"Jessie Graham" by Mary Jane Holmes is a story unfolding in the countryside around the Marshall family in the late 1800s. The main character is young Walter Marshall, who deals with difficult family matters and feelings as it involves love, loyalty, and what society expects. Jessie Graham, whose mother passed away, is taken in by the Marshall family. The story begins at the Marshall's farmhouse where Old Deacon Marshall thinks about his past and cares for Walter. Richard Graham, Jessie's father, sends letters showing he wants Jessie to stay with her new guardians. It shows family problems, with Walter struggling with jealousy because of his family history and Jessie's wealth. The beginning teases the reader with Walter and Jessie's growing relationship and also clues about family connections, how society judges people, and the emotional effects of the past.
Jessie Graham
By Mary Jane Holmes
In a tale of family and fortune, a young man's life is forever changed when a wealthy orphan girl comes to live with his family, sparking both friction and fascination.
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About the AuthorMary Jane Holmes was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: "Tempest and Sunshine" (1854), "English Orphans" (1855), "Homestead on the Hillside" (1855), "Lena Rivers" (1856), "Meadow Brook" (1857), "Dora Deane" (1858), "Cousin Maude" (1860), "Marian Gray" 186^, "Hugh Worthington" (1864), "Cameron Vide" (1867). "Rose Mather" (1868), "Ethelyn’s Mistake" (1869), "Edna Browning" (1872), "Mildred" (1877), "Forest House" (1879), "Daisy Thornton," "Queenie Hetherton" (1883), "Christmas Stories" (1884), "Bessie's Fortune" (1885). "Gretchen" (1887), "Marguerite" (1891).
Mary Jane Holmes was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: "Tempest and Sunshine" (1854), "English Orphans" (1855), "Homestead on the Hillside" (1855), "Lena Rivers" (1856), "Meadow Brook" (1857), "Dora Deane" (1858), "Cousin Maude" (1860), "Marian Gray" 186^, "Hugh Worthington" (1864), "Cameron Vide" (1867). "Rose Mather" (1868), "Ethelyn’s Mistake" (1869), "Edna Browning" (1872), "Mildred" (1877), "Forest House" (1879), "Daisy Thornton," "Queenie Hetherton" (1883), "Christmas Stories" (1884), "Bessie's Fortune" (1885). "Gretchen" (1887), "Marguerite" (1891).
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