In this powerful piece of early feminist literature a woman waits 14 years for the man she loves to return from the mines where he has gone to make their fortune so they can be married- but when he returns, she finds her ordered life and routine preferable to marriage.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href= "https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

THE PLAY HOUSE by ALICE BROWN

1001 Stories From The Gilded Age (Formerly 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories) brings you a wide mix of classic short stories and long-form family-friendly novels, a perfect mix of timeless classics from another age - when life was slower, men and women dressed well in public, , and courtesy, manners, and morals were practiced.  From this age comes great stories from woman authors as well as popular stories such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty. Our "Gilded Age' collection spans mostly from 1875-1929. Please share with a friend! Now narrating Anne of The Island (3rd in Anne series) every Sun and Wed at noon Eastern, and new short stories every Fri at noon ET.