Mary Hallock Foote
Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938) was an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the turn-of-the-century American West.
The Desert and the Sown
Amid societal expectations and frontier life, a spirited young woman and her family navigate love, class differences, and inherited burdens.
By Mary Hallock Foote
In Exile, and Other Stories
In the unforgiving landscape of a California mining camp, a boy and a schoolteacher find their quiet retreat disrupted by the arrival of a young man, stirring a blend of romance and isolation.
By Mary Hallock Foote
A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories
In a late 19th-century mining town, love and family are tested when a woman's mysterious past threatens to unravel a young man’s future.
By Mary Hallock Foote
The Cup of Trembling, and Other Stories
In a remote mining town shadowed by snow-covered peaks, a miner's homecoming ignites a web of hidden love, betrayals, and a haunting mystery surrounding a vanished couple.
By Mary Hallock Foote
The Little Fig-tree Stories
** In a garden where almond trees flaunt their blooms, young trees learn that beauty and worth come in different forms, even when they're longing for their own special moment.
By Mary Hallock Foote