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Mary Gray

by Katharine Tynan

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1909
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171
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Cramped houses and walled gardens shape Mary Gray's childhood at Wistaria Terrace. Her father, Walter, works at a watchmaker's and shares his speculations about human nature with her. At home, Mary helps her weary stepmother care for the younger children, finding pleasure in taking them into the fields. Across a lane, the spacious gardens of the Mall suggest another world, and Lady Anne's yearly gifts of fruit become a cherished event for the neighbourhood children.

Katharine Tynan connects these domestic details with the distance between wealthy and struggling households. The novel also explores romantic hopes: Mrs. Rooke wonders whether Nelly might prefer Captain Langrishe to a prosperous baronet, while concern about Nelly spreads through her own household. Family work, private conversations and anxieties over marriage give the story its texture. It offers readers of domestic fiction a view of how affection and social position shape everyday expectations.

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First published
1909
Reading time
About 5 hours
Pages
171
Language
English
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