Diary of a thirteen year old girl facing parents' divorce
A thirteen year old narrator near Boston explains split parents and a planned diary that becomes a plan for a book. She describes alternating custody, dreams of love stories, and her wish to preserve both parents separately while resisting adult limits. She notes Nurse Sarah and the idea of a future publishing a diary as a novel.
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Mary
Marie
Mary Marie
Anderson
Sarah
Barah
Hut
Mother
Father
Boston
Carrie Leywood
Mother Postatra
Hy Father
Mather
Dtvlis
Tyhany
Enthor
Eve
Strcka
Fin
Min
A Child Named Mary Born From a Quick Paris Romance
A narrator recalls the birth and naming of Mary, later called Marie, detailing family dynamics, the push and pull between parents over names, the nurse’s anecdotes, and the abrupt marriage of Father to Miss Madge Desmond after a Boston astronomy meeting. The piece hints at typical family tensions and the mother’s nervousness, ending as the narrative anticipates further pages.
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Diane
Nurse
Sle
Mather
Father
Jane
Abigail Jane
Luther
Viola
Cather
Mary
Motar
Abe
Xecrete
Saraah
Firat
Grahdiuar Arlerson
Dugrrys
Mere
Juri
Moston
Serts
Grandma Angerson
Madge Desmond
Giet
Grindam
Boston
Uts
Stories of Great Indians and the Death of King Philip
A harsh account of King Philip of Pokanoket and the War of King Philip’s War. The piece details colonial capture and execution of Philip including beheading, display, and the fate of his family, with references to Alderman and conflict near Deerfield and Taunton.
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Philip of
Pokanoket
Plymouth
Aldermad
Philip
Afetacomet
Muksnsolt
New England
Suinma
Missip
Bloody Brook
Deerfeld
Wetartivo
Saaw
Pocasset
Puilip
Taunton
Masa
West Indies
Plate
Alderman
Captain Church
Philp
King Philip
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