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After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America. They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home. Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation... Read Full Overview

William Dean Howells's "Annie Kilburn: A Novel" offers a compelling glimpse into the complexities of small town life in late 19th-century Massachusetts. This meticulously prepared reprint captures the social dynamics and evolving landscape of a close-knit community grappling... Read Full Overview

After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America. They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home. Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation... Read Full Overview

The book, "" Annie Kilburn: a Novel "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book... Read Full Overview

After 11 years in Rome, Annie Kilburn returns home to the US after the death of her father. But the home she knew is dramatically changed in many ways. She starts to work with sick children, and finds herself attached to them, and to the minister who helps her, Mr. Peck.

William Dean Howells's "Annie Kilburn: A Novel" offers a compelling glimpse into the complexities of small town life in late 19th-century Massachusetts. This meticulously prepared reprint captures the social dynamics and evolving landscape of a close-knit community grappling... Read Full Overview

"Annie Kilburn- A Novel" from William Dean Howells. American realist author and literary critic (1837-1920).

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