The Lamplighter
- 386 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Maria Cummins Books
Maria Susanna Cummins was an American novelist whose works were characterized by a sentimental style and sensitive character portrayals. Her debut novel achieved unprecedented commercial success, earning acclaim as an original and natural narrative that instantly brought her widespread recognition. While her subsequent writings did not replicate this initial popularity, her ability to engage readers with heartfelt stories remained a distinctive aspect of her literary voice. Cummins also contributed her talent to popular periodicals of her era, broadening her literary reach.
Mabel Vaughan
- 510 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Excerpt from Mabel Vaughan If it were not an Irish way of expressing myself, I should call prefaces, in general, the author's supplement to his work; either explaining his reasons for writing it, or giving some additional matter which could not be included, or else was forgotten in the book itself. Now as I am not the author of the following story, I cannot give her reasons for writing it, nor add to what she has already said; nor can I even give my opinion of it, as by so doing, I should have to reveal much of the plot in order to justify praise, or explain criticism.