Silence part 1
Leonid Andreyev (1871-1919)
Born in 1871 at Orel, Andreyev struggled for many years to earn a livelihood as a lawyer. He began writing in 1900,...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 9
“She didnt begin to age until two or three years ago, did she?” asked Mrs. Crowe. “I never saw anybody keep her looks as...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 8
“There never was a better man,” responded Mrs. Crowe, in a really cheerful tone. She had recovered from her feeling of nervous dread, the...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 7
“Tis a great thing for anybody to have got through, aint it?” said Mrs. Crowe softly, as she began to go down the stairs...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 6
This touched upon an exciting subject to active members of that parish. Miss Binson and Mrs. Crowe belonged to opposite parties and liad at...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 5
The women looked at each other in silence; the magnitude of the generous sacrifice was almost too great for their comprehension.
“She was just poor...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 4
“Some ofem came to our house, I know,” said Miss Binson. “Shed lake a lot o trouble to please a child, `tead o shoving...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 3
“She was the freest-handed woman that ever I knew,” said Mrs. Crowe, decidedly. “According to her means, she gave away more than anybody. I...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 2
Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man. She was a stingy woman,...
Miss Tempy` Watchers part 1
Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)
Sarah Orne Jewett was born at South Berwick, Maine, in 1849. She was one of the leading exponents of New England...
