
EVENTIDE - A SERIES OF - TALES AND POEMS.
By - EFFIE AFTON.
BOSTON: - FETRIDGE AND COMPANY. - 1854.
PREFACE.
WIMBLEDON; OR THE HERMIT OF THE CEDARS.
SCRAGGIEWOOD; A TALE OF AMERICAN LIFE.
ALICE ORVILLE; OR, LIFE IN THE SOUTH AND WEST.
COME TO ME WHEN I'M DYING. A SONG.
ELLEN.
I'M TIRED OF LIFE.
In this modest volume, a hush settles over the listener as poetry and short fiction mingle like twilight shadows. The opening verses echo a yearning for the infinite, blending awe, love, and a tender sorrow that feels both personal and universal. Throughout, the anonymous author offers a collection of genteel 19th‑century reflections that are ideal companions for those quiet, fire‑side evenings.
The first story, set in the sleepy village of Wimbledon, invites you to wander beneath a sky dusted with stars. As a lone hermit drifts through cedar groves and moon‑lit gardens, the delicate prose paints fragrant flowers, distant church bells, and a gentle river that murmurs toward the sea. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a tapestry of gentle melancholy, where each rustling leaf and distant chime becomes a soft cue for contemplation.
Full title
Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems A Series of Tales and Poems
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (698K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by the Wright American Fiction Project.)
Release date
Dec 26, 2006
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1829–1887
Best known today for Eventide, this little-known 19th-century writer blended fiction and poetry in a book meant for quiet evening reading. Her surviving work suggests a warm, reflective voice and a taste for everyday scenes shaped by feeling and moral thought.
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