The Tinder-Box
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1913
- Pages
- 86
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Back from architectural study in Paris, Evelina finds that her friend Jane Mathers has a mission ready for her. Jane wants to change the terms on which women choose their partners, and Evelina's own feelings make that assignment difficult. Her resentment of the guardianship arranged by her late father sits beside affection for the people of Glendale, Tennessee, and memories of an encounter with Polk Hayes before she left for college.
Maria Thompson Daviess tells this novel through Evelina's lively first-person account, mixing arguments about women's independence with garden planting, household affairs and romantic uncertainty. Evelina measures her busy days against a promise to help other women claim the right to choose their mates.
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Book facts
- Author
- Maria Thompson Daviess
- First published
- 1913
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 86
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online