Old Woman Magoun (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- First Published: 1909
- Type of Plot: Regional
- Time of Work: About 1900
- Setting: A New England hamlet called Barry's Ford
- Principal Characters: Old Woman Magoun, Lily Barry, Sally Jinks, Nelson Barry, Isabel, Jim Willis, Lawyer Mason, Mrs. Mason
- Genres: Short fiction, Regional fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Rural or country life, Poverty or poor people, Feminism, Women’s issues, Death or dying, Card games, Poisons or poisoning, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: New England
The Story
Old Woman Magoun is a poor but powerful citizen of the small hamlet of Barry's Ford, as can be seen when she influences the men of the village to build a bridge across the Barry River. A hard worker herself, she has little respect for men or for their dependence on alcohol and tobacco. As she explains to her friend Sally Jinks, “I’ve worked all my life and never done nuther.”
Old Woman Magoun has lived alone with her granddaughter Lily Barry since the death of Lily's mother a week after Lily was born, nearly fourteen years ago. Lily's father is Nelson...
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