Across the Years

Description

Across the Years is a book by Eleanor H. Porter, first published in 1920. It is a collection of eighteen charming and insightful short stories that focus on older people. Touching on an array of engaging subjects and timeless themes, these stories showcase Porter's gift for crafting memorable characters that often find themselves in unusual or trying circumstances. Stories include: When Father and Mother Rebelled; Jupiter Ann; The Axminster Path; Phineas and the Motor Car; The Most Wonderful Woman; The Price of a Pair of Shoes; The Long Road; A Couple of Capitalists; In the Footsteps of Katy; The Bridge Across the Years; For Jimmy; A Summons Home; The Black Silk Gowns; A Belated Honeymoon; When Aunt Abby Waked Up; Wristers for Three; The Giving Thanks of Cyrus and Huldah; and, A New England Idol.

This book has 54,776 words, 105 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1920.

Production notes: This ebook of Across the Years was published by Global Grey on the 16th April 2022. The artwork used for the cover is 'Rum Row' by Frederick Judd Waugh.