Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
American novelist, short story writer, poet, children's author
- Lived
- 1852–1930
Updated September 2026
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All free classicsThe Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
The Whole Family
Once Upon a Time, and Other Child-Verses
The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories
'Doc.' Gordon
An Alabaster Box
The Yates Pride
Pembroke
The Butterfly House
Jerome, A Poor Man
The Debtor
The Portion of Labor
By the Light of the Soul
About Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman was an American author. She is best known for her novel Pembroke, and also wrote a number of well-regarded ghost stories, which are still frequently anthologized.
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