The Wooing Of Leola Mrs Alex Mcveigh Miller by Mrs. Alex. Mcveigh Miller 9781500890834, 1500890839 instant download after payment.

The novel presented here, Kathleen’s Diamonds, was composed around the midpoint of Mrs. Miller’s most productive period of serial writing, having first been serialized in the Fireside Companion story paper from December 19, 1891 to April 16, 1892. 40 The tale was later reprinted in an abridged paper-covered edition (with significant amounts of poetry removed) by the Arthur Westbrook Company;41 the text presented here is the unabridged original version. While not quite as tight and fast-paced as some of the author’s earliest works, this novel incorporates most of her signature touches, making it a perfect representative for this volume. The twisty narrative is a fine demonstration of just how many bizarre plot elements Mrs. Miller could cram into a single novel. The novel also demonstrates her propensities for self-reference, including a quotation from a poem by “the Virginia poetess, Mittie Point Davis,” and incorporation of scientific developments -- watch for the blood transfusion. It also features one of the most spectacularly over-the-top finales you are likely to encounter, a fine reward for readers who kept coming back for all of the serial installments.