Gathered Thistles Or A Story Of Two Households is a novel written by S. Elizabeth Sisson in 1897. The story revolves around two households, the Lloyds and the Merritts, who are neighbors in a small town. The Lloyds are a wealthy family with a proud and aristocratic heritage, while the Merritts are a hardworking, middle-class family. The novel explores the dynamics between the two families, as well as the relationships between their individual members...