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Mary Jane Holmes

    Mary Jane Holmes was an American author whose novels focused on domestic life in small-town and rural settings. She explored gender relationships, as well as class and racial differences, and addressed issues of slavery and the American Civil War. Her prolific work, often excluded from contemporary literary histories, offers insightful examinations of moral justice and societal concerns of her era. Her strong sense of morality and authentic portrayal of domestic life earned her significant readership and later reappraisal.

    Darkness and Daylight. A Novel, by Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.
    Homestead on the Hillside
    Christmas Stories
    Ethelyn'S Mistake; or, the Home in the West. Novel ...
    The Abandoned Farm, and Connie's Mistake
    The Cromptons