Project Gutenberg 2006-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 83 Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell 1872 1958 Coburn, Fordyce, Mrs. Tittle, Walter 1883 1966 Molly Make-Believe Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Molly Make-Believe" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Carl Stanton, a man suffering from rheumatism and the loneliness that accompanies his illness, who becomes increasingly disillusioned with his relationship with his fiancée, Cornelia. As he engages with the whimsical world of "Molly" through a subscription for love letters from imaginary persons, he finds solace and connection in this make-believe correspondence." "The opening of "Molly Make-Believe" introduces us to Carl Stanton, who is stuck in a dreary winter of both physical ailment and emotional detachment. His fiancée's cold and pragmatic letters starkly contrast with the vibrant emotions he craves, leading him to subscribe to a whimsical service that sends him engaging letters from imaginary characters, bringing him a sense of comfort and companionship. As he grapples with his growing affection for this imaginary soul, Molly, he navigates his frustrations with Cornelia's aloofness. This captivating setup instantly immerses readers into the intrigue of the characters’ relationships and sets the stage for a tender exploration of love, loneliness, and the transformative power of imagination." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mate selection -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Letter writing -- Fiction Invalids -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 202977 202985 2024-09-08T08:34:26.569708 2023-09-08T10:33:03.318177 text/html text/html 204716 2006-06-23T15:09:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 840206 2006-06-23T15:09:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 901250 2024-09-08T08:34:30.857686 application/epub+zip 902279 2024-09-08T08:34:27.371723 application/epub+zip 154015 2024-09-08T08:34:26.934694 application/epub+zip 980731 2024-09-08T08:34:33.588666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 954874 2024-09-08T08:34:30.333709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208921 2022-09-09T05:05:32.707396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176230 176124 2024-09-08T08:34:26.043740 2023-09-08T10:33:02.806157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176088 2006-06-23T15:09:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69079 2006-06-23T15:09:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176080 2006-06-23T15:09:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69053 2006-06-23T15:09:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21432 2024-09-08T08:34:33.731664 application/rdf+xml 21067 2024-09-08T08:34:27.022715 image/jpeg 3031 2024-09-08T08:34:26.979699 image/jpeg 852497 2024-09-08T08:34:26.634715 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