Mary E. Mann

Mary E. Mann
Mary E. Mann (1848–1929) was an English author known for her vivid depictions of rural life in East Anglia. She wrote over 40 books, including novels, short stories, and children’s literature, often focusing on the hardships and social dynamics of village life. Some of her notable works include "The Parish Nurse" and "The Patten Experiment," which explore themes of poverty, class struggles, and the human condition. Mann's writing is characterized by its realism and deep empathy for her characters, earning her recognition as a significant voice in 19th-century British literature.

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CHAPTER I Their Large Hours It was three o'clock in the morning when the guests danced Sir Roger de Coverley at Mrs. William Day's New Year's party. They would as soon have thought of having supper without trifle, tipsy-cake, and syllabub, in those days, as of finishing the evening without Sir Roger. Dancing had begun at seven-thirty. The lady at the piano was drooping with weariness.... more...

WOMEN O' DULDITCH Dinah Brome stood in the village shop, watching, with eyes keen to detect the slightest discrepancy in the operation, the weighing of her weekly parcels of grocery. She was a strong, wholesome-looking woman of three- or four-and-forty, with a clean, red skin, clear eyes, dark hair, crinkling crisply beneath her sober, respectable hat. All her clothes were sober and respectable,... more...