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Autumnal Beauty in New England Garden Scene
The piece paints a tranquil autumn landscape with glowing leaves, crimson flowers, and a sunset over the bay. It reflects on aging gracefully in nature and the peaceful afterglow of rich days, ending with a note on the Stonington Mirror’s promising start and Harper’s November fiction highlights.
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Ophir
Stonington
Conn
Harper's
Brander Matthews
Gila
Owen Wister
Arizona
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Washington
Plumbloasom Beebe
Julian Ralph
China
O. D Weldon
Thomas Hardy
Joan of Arc
F. W. du Mond
Orleans
Corinto
Richard Harding Davis
W. D. Howell
Boston
New England
Poultney Bigelow
Napoleon
Russia
Atlanta
Pretoria
Frank Leslie
Walter G. Cooper
Department of Publicity and Promotion
James L. Ford
Warren B. Davis
Leicester-Addis
French Academy
Paul Bourget
Pierre Loti
Francois Coppee
Dumas
Sardou
Jules Clarette
Jules Lemaitre
Branetiere
New York
New York State
Garshine