Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby
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About This Book
A novel by Kathleen Thompson Norris, who was an American novelist, and wife of fellow writer, Charles Norris whom she wed in 1909. She was educated in a special course in the University of California and wrote many popular romance novels that some considered sentimental and honest in their prose. Norris was the highest-paid female writer of her time, and many of her novels are held in high regard today. Many of her novels were set in California, particularly the San Francisco area. They feature detailed descriptions of the upperclass lifestyle. Her works include Mother (1911), The Rich Mrs. Bu...
Chapters (31)
- THE WORKS OF KATHLEEN NORRIS
- POOR, DEAR MARGARET KIRBY AND OTHER STORIES
- VOLUME III
- CONTENTS
- POOR, DEAR MARGARET KIRBY BRIDGING THE YEARS THE TIDE-MARSH WHAT HAPPENED TO ALANNA THE FRIENDSHIP OF ALANNA "S IS FOR SHIFTLESS SUSANNA" THE LAST CAROLAN MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR MAMMA THE MEASURE OF MARGARET COPPERED MISS MIX, KIDNAPPER SHANDON WATERS GAYLEY THE TROUBADOUR DR. BATES AND MISS SALLY THE GAY DECEIVER THE RAINBOW'S END ROSEMARY'S STEPMOTHER AUSTIN'S GIRL RISING WATER
- POOR, DEAR MARGARET KIRBY
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- BRIDGING THE YEARS
- THE TIDE-MARSH
- WHAT HAPPENED TO ALANNA
- THE FRIENDSHIP OF ALANNA
- "S IS FOR SHIFTLESS SUSANNA"
- THE LAST CAROLAN
- MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR MAMMA
- THE MEASURE OF MARGARET COPPERED
- MISS MIX, KIDNAPPER
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- SHANDON WATERS
- GAYLEY THE TROUBADOUR
- DR. BATES AND MISS SALLY
- THE GAY DECEIVER
- THE RAINBOW'S END
- ROSEMARY'S STEPMOTHER
- AUSTIN'S GIRL
- RISING WATER
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