Em's husband : A sequel to "Em" by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
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"Em''s husband : A sequel to "Em" by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows Em (Emolyn) Palmer and her close-knit family as they become caretakers of the isolated Wilderness Manor, where country splendor, murmurs of hauntings, and a revered blind preacher shape their days. Em’s encounters with a veiled “White Spirit” portrait and the honorable naval officer Ronald Bruce braid mystery with
budding romance. Expect domestic warmth, moral shading, and touches of the supernatural set along river, forest, and mountain. The opening of the story traces Em’s first trip with old ’Sias to a river island, where a blind preacher delivers a stirring sermon on Faith, Love, and Works, and where a dazzling white mansion holds a portrait eerily like Em. Returning to the Wilderness, the family camps in the grand hall, meets the brisk estate agent Carmichael, and moves into the rough “Red Wing,” even as Em endures two nocturnal apparitions—one radiant, one menacing. As they air out the manor, Em finds another ancestral portrait—again her likeness—and the Palmers settle into a simpler, happy routine. Em learns to sail and row, revisits the island alone, and unexpectedly meets Ronald Bruce; their frank, tender talk hints at mutual feeling. He escorts her home, is warmly received, and stays the night, while his dilemma—sea career versus staying with his retired uncle at The Breezes—emerges, leaving Em thoughtful and silent. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte, 1819-1899 |
|---|---|
| Title | Em's husband : A sequel to "Em" |
| Original Publication | New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1876, copyright 1892, copyright 1904. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76916 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76916-5 |
| Release Date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 350 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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