Mrs. Ripley's Trip (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Hamlin Garland
- First Published: 1891
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: A northern Iowa farm
- Principal Characters: Ethan Ripley, Jane Ripley, Tewksbury (“Tukey”)
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, Poverty or poor people, Farms, farmers, or farming, Grandparents or grandchildren, Trains, Vacations, Sacrifice, Homemakers, Iowa
- Locales: Iowa
The Story
On a stormy November evening in their Iowa farmhouse, Jane Ripley announces to her husband that he and their grandson Tukey will have to get along without her for a while because she is planning a Thanksgiving trip to New York state to visit family and friends whom she has not seen in twenty-three years. Since her marriage, she alleges, she has never had so much as a day to herself. When the surprised Ethan Ripley expresses his doubts as to their ability to finance such a long journey, she assures him that he will not have to pay, in the process ruffling his feathers...
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