A String of Amber Beads
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Everyday choices become occasions for moral argument in Martha Everts Holden's short essays. Writing as Amber, she addresses readers directly about reputation, earning a living, marriage, and the strain of ordinary duties. The opening pieces warn young women about city life and insist that husbands and wives should share hardship. Her advice reflects firm expectations about women's conduct, while her sympathy often rests with people whose work receives little recognition.
Elsewhere, Holden argues for individuality and self-respect rather than obedience to public opinion. Street encounters supply sharply drawn portraits, and a garden threatened by a neighbor's chickens turns domestic frustration into comedy. Flowers, trees, clothing, and household objects give her arguments their imagery.
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- Author
- Martha Everts Holden
- Reading time
- About 80 minutes
- Pages
- 75
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classics
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