Grandmother: The Story of a Life That Never Was Lived

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Grandmother: The Story of a Life That Never Was Lived

by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

EN·~1 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

GRANDMOTHER

0:55
2

CONTENTS

0:00
3

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:19
4

CHAPTER I HOW SHE CAME TO THE VILLAGE

8:41
5

CHAPTER II HOW THE FIRST LINE CAME IN HER FACE

9:32
6

CHAPTER III HOW SHE PLAYED WITH THE CHILDREN

12:26
7

CHAPTER IV HOW SHE SANG GRANDFATHER TO SLEEP

9:11
8

CHAPTER V HOW THE SECOND LINE CAME IN HER FOREHEAD

10:18
9

CHAPTER VI HOW SHE WENT VISITING

10:44
10

CHAPTER VII HOW THE LIGHT CAME TO HER

10:47

Description

A quiet village awakens to the arrival of a slender, brown‑haired maiden walking beside the stoic Grandfather Merion. Her delicate gown and wind‑kissed hair draw the attention of the townsfolk, especially the curious young Anne Peace, who wonders whether she is a distant kin or a stranger bringing new stories to their close‑knit world. The scene is painted with gentle humor and vivid detail, setting a tone that feels both nostalgic and slightly uneasy.

As the newcomer steps into the bustling household, old tensions surface. Rachel Merion, a fiery young woman, bursts in with frantic accusations, hinting at long‑held grievances and hidden family histories. Through tender gestures—like a grandmother’s comforting hand on a child’s wrist—the narrative weaves themes of memory, duty, and the fragile bonds that hold a community together. Listeners are invited to linger in the village’s rhythm, waiting to discover what secrets the arrival will stir and how the characters will navigate the delicate dance between past expectations and present desires.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (94K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Giovanni Fini, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2016-04-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

1850–1943

Best remembered for charming children's verse and stories, this prolific American writer published more than 90 books across poetry, fiction, and biography. She also shared in a Pulitzer Prize for a life of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.

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