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There was a man. And it happened-as such things often so happen-that this man went back into his days that were gone. Again and again and again he went back. Even as every man, even as you and I, so this man went back into his Yesterdays. Then-why then there was a woman.

Reproduction of the original: Their Yesterdays by Harold Bell Wright

A classic novel which focuses on the 13 greatest things in life: dreams, occupation, knowledge, ignorance, religion, tradition, temptation, life, death, failure, success, love, and memories.

Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 - May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a... Read Full Overview

For a long time he had known that some day he would be a man. But he had always thought of his manhood as a matter of years. He had said to himself: "when I am twenty-one, I will be a man." He did not know, then, that twenty-one years-that indeed three times twentyone years-cannot... Read Full Overview

For a long time he had known that some day he would be a man. But he had always thought of his manhood as a matter of years. He had said to himself: "when I am twenty-one, I will be a man." He did not know, then, that twenty-one years-that indeed three times twentyone years-cannot... Read Full Overview

Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 - May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a... Read Full Overview

In the cemetery on the hill, beside a grave over which the sod had formed thick and firm, there was now another grave-another grave so new that on it no blade of grass had started-so new that the yellow earth in the long rounded mound was still moist and the flowers that tried... Read Full Overview

In the cemetery on the hill, beside a grave over which the sod had formed thick and firm, there was now another grave-another grave so new that on it no blade of grass had started-so new that the yellow earth in the long rounded mound was still moist and the flowers that tried... Read Full Overview

In the cemetery on the hill, beside a grave over which the sod had formed thick and firm, there was now another grave-another grave so new that on it no blade of grass had started-so new that the yellow earth in the long rounded mound was still moist and the flowers that tried... Read Full Overview

For a long time he had known that some day he would be a man. But he had always thought of his manhood as a matter of years. He had said to himself: "when I am twenty-one, I will be a man." He did not know, then, that twenty-one years-that indeed three times twentyone years-cannot... Read Full Overview

The man, for the first time, stood face to face with Life and, for the first time, knew that he was a man. For a long time he had known that some day he would be a man. But he had always thought of his manhood as a matter of years. He had said to himself: "when I am twenty-one,... Read Full Overview

The man, for the first time, stood face to face with Life and, for the first time, knew that he was a man. For a long time he had known that some day he would be a man. But he had always thought of his manhood as a matter of years. He had said to himself: "when I am twenty-one,... Read Full Overview

Their Yesterdays is a novel written by Harold Bell Wright, published in 1912. The story follows the life of John Stuart Webster, a successful businessman who has everything he could ever want, but is still unhappy. He decides to take a trip back to his hometown in Missouri to... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview