In "He Fell in Love with His Wife," Edward Payson Roe weaves a compelling narrative that explores the intricacies of love, marriage, and post-Civil War societal norms. The story is marked by Roe's characteristic realism, depicting the struggles and triumphs of the protagonist as he navigates the complexities of his emotional and marital life. His skillful prose and vivid characterizations reflect the Victorian era's moral sentiments, offering readers a lens into the transformative power of...

War is always a tragedy. There may be a winner of sorts but always a loser. The cost in injuries, death, destruction can never be fully recovered even if glossed over by a military or political elite that proclaims otherwise.Even further down on the scale of mankind’s self-destructive baseness is Civil War. One Nation with Two Sides locked in a ferocious fight is inevitably more painful and more despoiling. Civilians are the bait in the trap. Two sets of values may be proclaimed an...

The best qualities of Mr. E. P. Roe are seen in this short story. It is a piece of good workmanship, of which the invention, vivacity, tender sentiment and delicate pathos hold the reader's attention to the end. "Christmas Eve in War Times" is particularly striking in its fine contrasts and descriptive power.

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

The story revolves around the character of Richard Vandermarck, a wealthy young man who marries Laura Romeyn, a woman he had previously admired from a distance but had never met. The marriage is arranged for financial and social reasons, and at the outset, it appears to be a marriage of convenience rather than love. However, as the title suggests, over the course of the novel, Richard falls deeply in love with his wife.The novel explores the dynamics of their marriage, the development of t...

This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

In "Opening a Chestnut Burr," Edward Payson Roe crafts a rich narrative set against the backdrop of rural America, exploring the complexities of love, ambition, and the tension between tradition and progress. Through vivid characterization and a lyrical writing style, Roe delves into the lives of his protagonists, whose struggles and triumphs reflect the broader societal changes of the late 19th century. The novel masterfully intertwines themes of personal growth and societal expectations,...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

The dreary March evening is rapidly passing from murky gloom to obscurity. Gusts of icy rain and sleet are sweeping full against a man who, though driving, bows his head so low that he cannot see his horses. The patient beasts, however, plod along the miry road, unerringly taking their course to the distant stable door. The highway sometimes passes through a grove on the edge of a forest, and the trees creak and groan as they writhe in the heavy blasts. In occasional groups of pines there is ...

One of the most widely read authors of the Gilded Age, Edward Payson Roe penned novels that sold millions of copies and fundamentally dismantled the long-standing Puritan prejudice against fiction in America. As a Presbyterian minister and Civil War chaplain, he blended a strict moral and religious purpose with romantic realism. Roe had a unique talent for weaving major, real-life historical crises into his gripping tales. His breakout hit, ‘Barriers Burned Away’ fuelled the public...