Publisher's Synopsis
Maggie Miller is a novel written by Mary J. Holmes. The story revolves around the eponymous protagonist, Maggie Miller, who is a beautiful and kind-hearted young woman living in a small town in the mid-19th century. Maggie is the daughter of a wealthy businessman and is loved by all who know her.The book starts with Maggie's father passing away, leaving her with a large inheritance. Maggie is determined to use her wealth to help those in need and becomes a philanthropist, donating to various causes and helping the less fortunate in her community.As Maggie becomes more involved in charitable work, she meets and falls in love with a young doctor named James Graham. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that James is engaged to another woman. Maggie must navigate her feelings for James while also continuing her charitable work and dealing with the challenges that come with being a wealthy young woman in a small town.Throughout the novel, Maggie's kindness, generosity, and determination to do good shine through. She becomes a beloved figure in her community and inspires those around her to do better and be better. The book is a heartwarming tale of love, community, and the power of kindness.Accordingly, when at four o'clock A.M. Maggie, who was partially awake, heard in the distance the shrill scream of the engine, as the night express thundered through the town, she little dreamed of the boxes, bundles, trunks, and bags which lined the platform of Hillsdale station, nor yet of the resolute woman in brown who persevered until a rude one-horse wagon was found in which to transport herself and her baggage to the old stone house. The driver of the vehicle, in which, under ordinary circumstances, Madam Conway would have scorned to ride, was a long, lean, half-witted fellow, utterly unfitted for his business. Still, he managed quite well until they turned into the grassy by-road, and Madam Conway saw through the darkness the light which Maggie had inadvertently left within the dining room!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.