Tendance A Humble Romance, and Other Stories by Mary E. Wilkins NEUF

Product Name: Tendance A Humble Romance, and Other Stories by Mary E. Wilkins NEUF
EAN：9781985151154 UPC：9781985151154 tendance ISBN：9781985151154 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 204 pages Recommended Age Range：5-7 years
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (October 31, 1852 - March 13, 1930) was a prominent 19th-century American author. Freeman was born in Randolph, Massachusetts on October 31, 1852, to Eleanor Lothrop and Warren Edward Wilkins, who originally baptized her "Mary Ella." Freemans parents were orthodox Congregationalists, bestowing a very strict childhood. Religious constraints play a key role in some of her works. In 1867, the family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont, where Freeman graduated from the local high school before attending, Mount Holyoke College (then, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) in South Hadley, Massachusetts, for one year, from 1870-71. She later finished her education at Glenwood Seminary in West Brattleboro. When the familys dry goods business in Vermont failed in 1873, the family returned to Randolph, Massachusetts. Freemans mother died three years later, and she changed her middle name to "Eleanor" in her memory. Freemans father died suddenly in 1883, leaving her without any immediate family and an estate worth only $973. She moved in with a friend, Mary J. Wales (February 26, 1847 - December 24, 1900), and began writing as her only source of income.