Merrylips (1906)

By Beulah Marie Dix

Book Overview

Merrylips is a novel written by Beulah Marie Dix and published in 1906. The story is set in the late 1800s and follows the life of a young girl named Merrylips, who is orphaned at a young age and sent to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle in New York City. Merrylips is a free-spirited and imaginative child who struggles to fit in with her prim and proper relatives. She finds solace in her friendship with a poor Italian boy named Tony, who teaches her about the joys of life outside of her sheltered world. As Merrylips grows up, she becomes increasingly disillusioned with the shallow and materialistic society of her aunt and uncle's social circle. She falls in love with a young artist named Paul, but their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of her family and the societal expectations placed upon her as a woman of her class. Merrylips must navigate the complexities of love, family, and societal expectations as she tries to find her place in the world. The novel explores themes of class, gender, and the search for identity in a rapidly changing society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1166610098
• ISBN13: 9781166610098
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"