The Folly of Others by Neith Boyce is a perceptive and engaging work of literary fiction that explores the complexities of human behavior, social expectations, and personal judgment. With sharp psychological insight and a keen understanding of interpersonal dynamics, Boyce crafts a narrative that examines how assumptions, misunderstandings, and societal pressures influence the choices people make. The novel follows characters whose lives become intertwined through relationships, ambitions,...

The story revolves around the life of the protagonist, Eleanor Solange, a young woman who navigates her way through the social and cultural norms of the early 20th century. Eleanor is depicted as a confident and assertive character who challenges conventional expectations placed upon women. She explores her own identity and desires in a world that often seeks to limit women's roles to traditional domestic spheres.The novel explores themes of feminism, individualism, and the quest for self-...

Across the ringing of the church bells came the whistle of the train. Mary Lavinia, standing in the doorway, watched her mother go down the walk to the gate. Mrs. Lowell's broad back, clad in black silk, her black bonnet stiffly trimmed with purple pansies, bristled with anger. She opened the gate and slammed it behind her. The wooden sidewalk echoed her heavy tread. She went down the street out of sight, without looking back. The slow melancholy bells were still sounding, but now they sto...

Neith Boyce was a Progressive-Era writer who worked in poetry, theater, short stories, novels, and various forms of creative nonfiction. She helped Gertrude Stein to publish Three Lives, cofounded the Provincetown Players theater company, and wrote "The Girl Bachelor," a popular and pioneering column in Vogue about life as a single woman in New York City. Her best-known novel, The Bond (1908), is based on her famously open marriage to the radical journalist Hutchins Hapgood. This book cont...

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: W. C. Morrow: - His Unconquerable Enemy. - A Game Of Honor. - The Resurrection Of Little Wang Tai. - Two Singular Men. - The Faithful Amulet. - Over An Absinth...