Helen of the Old House
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 1417914459
ISBN13: 9781417914456
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781417914456
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Helen of the Old House is a novel by Harold Bell Wright that tells the story of a young woman named Helen who lives in a dilapidated old house with her father. The novel is set in the early 1900s in a small town in the Ozark Mountains. Helen is a strong and independent woman who is determined to keep her family's home despite the challenges she faces.The story begins with Helen's father, a former Confederate soldier, who is struggling to make ends meet. He is deeply in debt and is about to lose their home. Helen takes matters into her own hands and decides to find a way to save the house. She takes a job as a teacher and begins to earn money to pay off the debt.As the story progresses, Helen faces many challenges, including a romantic interest from a wealthy man who wants to buy the house from her. She also has to deal with her father's declining health and the pressures of living in a small town where everyone knows everyone else's business.Despite the challenges she faces, Helen remains determined to save her family's home. She is a strong and resilient character who inspires those around her to do the right thing. The novel is a heartwarming story about the power of perseverance, love, and family.1921. Wright, served as a minister prior to beginning his artistic and writing career. The story begins: No well informed resident of Millsburgh, when referring to the principal industry of his little manufacturing city, every says the mills, it is always the Mill. The reason for this common habit of mind is that one mill so overshadows all others, and so dominates the industrial and civic life of this community, that in the people�������s thought it stands for all. The philosopher who keeps the cigar stand on the corner of Congress Street and Ward Avenue explained it very clearly when he answered an inquiring stranger, You just can�������t think Millsburgh without thinkin������� mills; an������� you can�������t think mills without thinkin������� the Mill. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
12 different editions
Also available
Also in
Literary Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
$38.00
James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales Vol. 1 (Loa #26): The Pioneers / The Last of the Mohicans / The Prairie
Cooper, James Fenimore
Hardcover
From $19.99
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
$33.25
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paperback
$5.99
Philip Roth: Novels 1973-1977 (Loa #165): The Great American Novel / My Life as a Man / The Professor of Desire
Roth, Philip
Hardcover
From $17.99
The Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and Mother's Milk
St Aubyn, Edward
Paperback
From $9.99
