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The Jamesons

by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · 1899

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In this humorous novella from American writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, a rural New England community is thrown for a loop by the arrival of a family that has relocated from the big city. The Jamesons have the best intentions, but their attitudes and conventions stand out in the small village. What will it take for them to finally begin to fit in?

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adult
Length
short · 112 pages

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