
In this intimate journal, a young woman sets out from the bustling ports of the Atlantic to begin her new life as the wife of a respected physician. Through letters home she shares the thrill of seeing New York’s towering spires, the clatter of ships, and the nervous anticipation of an unknown future across the ocean.
Soon she arrives in a modest inn, where the doctor’s modest circumstances become clear, and a dignified, well‑dressed colored driver greets them. As they travel onward to their promised cottage, she imagines a cozy home wrapped in vines, while the realities of money, social expectations, and the doctor's quiet reserve begin to surface. The narrative captures the blend of hope and uncertainty that defines the early days of marriage and settlement in a rapidly changing America.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (700K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
Release date
2011-03-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1815–1893
A prolific 19th-century American writer for children, she published hundreds of stories and books filled with moral lessons, domestic scenes, and lively adventures. Writing under the name Madeline Leslie, she became a familiar presence in young readers’ lives across the Victorian era.
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