The Widow Robinson: And Other Sketches

Excerpt from The Widow Robinson: And Other SketchesIN the spring of 1856 the Widow Robinson moved to a village lying on the banks of White River, Roxbury, Vermont. She was, as all strangers were, kindly received by the villagers, and her little boy, James, became the pet of the place.Her cottage was some hundred feet from the main road and was shaded by fine old elms. Seven Acres was the name it had borne for a generation, but the widow was no sooner fairly settled than a neat sign with Provi dence Cottage painted on it was nailed to a large tree in front of the house.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.