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West Lawn, and the Rector of St. Mark's

Mary Jane Holmes

The story revolves around the life of Dora Freeman, a twenty-five-year-old spinster, whose diary entries reveal her thoughts, struggles, and affections toward those around her, particularly the attractive doctor, Richard West.

"West Lawn and The Rector of St. Mark's" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel. The story revolves around the life of Dora Freeman, a twenty-five-year-old spinster, whose diary entries reveal her thoughts, struggles, and affections toward those around her, particularly the attractive doctor, Richard West.

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“At last, dear old book, repository of all my secret thoughts and feelings, I am free to come to you once more, and talk to you as I can talk to no one else. Daisy is asleep in her crib after a longer struggle than usual, for the little elf seemed to have a suspicion that to-morrow night some other voice than mine would sing her lullaby. Bertie, too, the darling, cried himself to sleep because I was going away, while the other children manifested in various ways their sorrow at my projected departure. Bless them all, how I do love children, and hope if I am ever married, I may have at least a dozen; though if twelve would make me twice as faded and sickly, and,—and,—yes, I will say it,—as peevish as Margaret’s six have made her, I should rather be excused. But what nonsense to be written by 8me, Dora Freeman, spinster, aged twenty-eight,—the Beechwood gossips said when the new minister went home with me from the sewing society. But they were mistaken, for if the family Bible is to be trusted, I was only twenty-five last Christmas, and I don’t believe I look as old as that.”

Contents

  1. 01West Lawn.
  2. 02Chapter I. Dora’s Diary.
  3. 03Chapter II. Author’s Journal.
  4. 04Chapter III. Dr. West’s Diary.
  5. 05Chapter IV. Johnnie’s Letter to Dora.
  6. 06Chapter V. Dora’s Diary.
  7. 07Chapter VI. Letters.
  8. 08No. 1. Mrs. David West’s Letter.
  9. 09No. 2. Extract from Dr. West’s reply.
  10. 10No. 3. Extract from Margaret’s letter to Dora.
  11. 11No. 4. Extract from Mattie’s letter to Margaret.
  12. 12No. 5. Extract from Mr. Randall’s letter.
  13. 13Scene in Mrs. Russell’s parlor one morning about the first of July.
  14. 14No. 6. Extract from Johnnie’s letter to Dora.
  15. 15No. 7. Dr. West’s letter, on which he spent three hours, wasting half a dozen sheets of note-paper, and which when finished did not please him at all.
  16. 16No. 8. Dora’s reply, over which she spent two hours and wasted five sheets of note-paper.
  17. 17Chapter VII. Dora’s Diary Continued.
  18. 18Chapter VIII. Jessie’s Diary.
  19. 19Chapter IX. Extract from Dr. West’s Diary.
  20. 20Chapter X. Dora’s Diary.
  21. 21Chapter XI. Richard’s Story.
  22. 22Chapter XII. The Shadow of Death.
  23. 23Chapter XIII. At Beechwood.
  24. 24The Author’s Story.
  25. 25Chapter XIV. In the Spring.
  26. 26Chapter XV. Waiting for the Answer.
  27. 27Chapter XVI. The Engagement.
  28. 28Extract from Dora’s Diary.
  29. 29Chapter XVII. Extract from Dr. West’s Journal.
  30. 30Chapter XVIII. Poor Max.
  31. 31Chapter XIX. Anna.
  32. 32Chapter XX. Richard.
  33. 33Chapter XXI. The Night Before the Wedding.
  34. 34Chapter XXII. Down by the Lake Shore.
  35. 35Chapter XXIII. The Bridal Day.
  36. 36Chapter XXIV. The Shadows of Death.
  37. 37Chapter XXV. Breaking the Engagement.
  38. 38Chapter XXVI. Giving in Marriage.
  39. 39Chapter XXVII. More of Marriage.
  40. 40Chapter XXVIII. Dora’s Diary.
  41. 41The Rector of St. Mark’s.
  42. 42Chapter I. Friday Afternoon.
  43. 43Chapter II. Saturday Afternoon.
  44. 44Chapter III. Sunday.
  45. 45Chapter IV. Blue Monday.
  46. 46Chapter V. Tuesday.
  47. 47Chapter VI. Wednesday.
  48. 48Chapter VII. At Newport.
  49. 49Chapter VIII. Showing How It Happened.
  50. 50Chapter IX. Anna.
  51. 51Chapter X. Mrs. Meredith’s Conscience.
  52. 52Chapter XI. The Letter Received.
  53. 53Chapter XII. Valencia.
  54. 54Chapter XIII. Christmas Day.

About this edition

Author
Mary Jane Holmes
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
302 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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