
KILDARES OF STORM - BY ELEANOR MERCEIN KELLY - WITH FRONTISPIECE BY ALONZO KIMBALL
KILDARES OF STORM
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
On a winding Kentucky road framed by leafy hollows and a lazy brook, a striking woman rides cross‑saddle, a china vase balanced in one arm, her mare moving with a dignified steadiness. Passersby in an automobile pause, their curiosity turning to admiration as they recognize her as the famed Mrs. Kildare of Storm, a figure both legendary and quietly rooted in the land she tends. Her gray, observant eyes scan the fields, greeting the workers with a warm smile that blends pride with a motherly affection for the crops, cattle, and sky above.
The scene shifts when a young man named Philip, half‑clad in riding boots and a clerical collar, steps from beneath a beech tree, his playful teasing sparking a gentle blush on Kate’s cheek. Their banter reveals a history of familiarity—her fierce independence contrasted with his earnest, perhaps slightly reverent, devotion. As the afternoon light dapples the corn, the listener is left with a sense of a woman who commands respect without pretense, a landowner whose inner fire hints at deeper stories yet to unfold.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (703K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2009-10-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1880–1968
Known for romantic fiction set in far-flung places, this American novelist drew on wide travel and a sharp eye for atmosphere to create stories of adventure, feeling, and social detail. Her work also reached the screen, with several stories adapted for film.
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