The Sick-a-Bed Lady by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
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"The Sick-a-Bed Lady" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the titular character, who is a young woman recovering from a severe illness in a seaside house cared for by the Young Doctor, who becomes a central figure in her life. As she navigates her sickness and the peculiarities of her condition, themes of love, identity, and healing begin to emerge. At
the start of the book, we are introduced to the Sick-A-Bed Lady, who resides in a lavish bed and finds herself lost in vivid daydreams about her surroundings, including the ocean and the distant land of France. As she grapples with her illness, she meets the Young Doctor, who nurtures her back to health both physically and emotionally. Their interactions are filled with childlike innocence and an evolving bond as he cares for her, leading to complicated feelings and questions about her identity amidst her fragmented memories. The opening provides an intriguing glimpse into a whimsical and poignant tale of recovery intertwined with budding romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell, 1872-1958 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (www.archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 34829 |
| Release Date | Jan 3, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 551 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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