Project Gutenberg 2006-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 96 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella Evelina's Garden Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Jeff Kaylin and Andrew Sly "Evelina's Garden" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a novel written in the late 19th century, specifically during the Victorian era. The book explores themes of love, seclusion, and the passage of time, centered around the life of Evelina Adams, a woman who lives a reclusive existence while tending to her beautiful garden, which becomes a metaphor for her unfulfilled desires and emotions. The story unfolds in a small village where Evelina Adams, the daughter of a wealthy squire, lives a life marked by solitude and mystery. After the death of her father, she retreats further into her own world, communicating little with the townspeople and hoping to preserve her father's legacy. As the years pass, the beauty of her garden mirrors her inner life, flourishing yet unfulfilled, much like Evelina herself. When a young cousin, also named Evelina, arrives, both young women find themselves entwined in a romantic narrative with Thomas Merriam, the village minister. The novel culminates in a transformative act where the young Evelina refuses to allow her inheritance to come between her and her love, leading to a surprising resolution that intertwines themes of personal sacrifice and enduring love amidst societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Love stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 127213 126380 2024-10-08T05:23:14.166730 2023-09-08T07:34:50.277116 text/html text/html 125971 2006-03-01T10:46:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46351 2006-03-01T10:46:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121267 2024-10-08T05:23:19.705691 application/epub+zip 121856 2024-10-08T05:23:17.057719 application/epub+zip 105375 2024-10-08T05:23:15.910711 application/epub+zip 228672 2024-10-08T05:23:21.675691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219143 2024-10-08T05:23:19.046719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192014 2022-09-08T13:34:32.854018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118670 118642 2024-10-08T05:23:13.821734 2023-09-08T07:34:49.925103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 118527 2006-03-01T10:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44657 2006-03-01T10:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20355 2024-10-08T05:23:21.799686 application/rdf+xml 12759 2024-10-08T05:23:16.466698 image/jpeg 3117 2024-10-08T05:23:16.198711 image/jpeg 121328 2024-10-08T05:23:14.178726 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia