Project Gutenberg 2016-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 58 Saunders, Marshall 1861 1947 Saunders, Margaret Marshall Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine" by Marshall Saunders is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the quaint town of Rossignol, Maine, the story revolves around Mrs. Hippolyta Prymmer, a somewhat eccentric widow obsessively maintaining a 'death-book' that catalogs deceased acquaintances. As she navigates her life among other townsfolk, including her newly-returned son Justin and his unexpected wife Derrice, the narrative explores themes of family, societal expectations, and the peculiarities of life in a close-knit community. The beginning of the story introduces Mrs. Prymmer engrossed in her death-book as she muses about her past marriages. We learn about her son, Justin, who surprises her by returning home with his new wife, Derrice, causing considerable upheaval in her life. Their interactions highlight the generational and ideological clash between Mrs. Prymmer and her modern daughter-in-law, who represents a break from traditional expectations. The opener sets a comedic yet poignant tone, drawing readers into the dynamics of family relationships while hinting at the complexities and challenges ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Maine -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 577477 577478 2024-10-22T05:01:28.934358 2023-09-22T15:54:39.998419 text/html text/html 586304 2016-08-12T10:18:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305122 2016-08-12T10:18:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 372603 2024-10-22T05:01:38.576292 application/epub+zip 370974 2024-10-22T05:01:30.309336 application/epub+zip 332434 2024-10-22T05:01:29.578332 application/epub+zip 504277 2024-10-22T05:01:44.632805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445636 2024-10-22T05:01:37.842339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421640 2022-09-24T00:54:34.717111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529707 529503 2024-10-22T05:01:26.895417 2023-09-22T15:54:38.204426 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529912 2016-08-12T10:18:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204171 2016-08-12T10:18:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19633 2024-10-22T05:01:44.778800 application/rdf+xml 9686 2024-10-22T05:01:29.753393 image/jpeg 1804 2024-10-22T05:01:29.630321 image/jpeg 307997 2024-10-22T05:01:28.988375 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