
A young man named Alfred stands on the veranda of a thriving New England farm, the rolling fields and sturdy barns a stark contrast to the devastation he feels as he reads a cruel letter that shatters his upcoming wedding. The paper’s cold words leave him trembling, his heart suddenly heavy with betrayal, and he is forced to confront a future that no longer includes the love he had planned for. His stoic composure cracks as he retreats indoors, the quiet of the house offering only a fleeting respite from his inner storm.
Two years later, a woman in a cramped city tenement clutches a similarly ruthless note, its ink still burning her mind. She sits by a flickering fire, the November chill matching the chill in her soul, as tears stream down her face and the weight of abandonment presses upon her. The opening scenes set a poignant portrait of two lives torn apart by deceit, inviting listeners to follow their journeys toward healing and the unexpected paths that love may yet reveal.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (349K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-02-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1843–1926
A prolific American writer of popular fiction, she published as Mrs. Georgie Sheldon and helped shape the world of late-19th-century dime novels and sentimental romance. Her stories were built for suspense, feeling, and page-turning drama, which is why they still make lively reading today.
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