The Come Back by Carolyn Wells
The Come Back, by Carolyn Wells: Plot Summary: The story follows a young woman named Margaret who, after being jilted at the altar, returns to her hometown and takes on a new identity in order to start anew. However, as she tries to move on from her past, she finds herself constantly compared to her former self and struggling to be seen as more than just "the girl who was left at the altar." Your response: How does Margaret's struggle to escape her past reflect the societal pressure to conform to traditional gender roles during the time period in which the story is set?
By Carolyn Wells · First published 1905 · Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime · 18 chapters · 78,747 words
First lines
Even when Peter Crane was a baby boy, with eyes the color of the chicory flowers that grow by the wayside along New England roads, and hair that rivaled the Blessed Damosel's in being "yellow like ripe corn," he was of an adventurous disposition.
His innocent face was never so devoid of guile, his winning smile never so cherubic as when he remarked that he would "jes' run froo the front gate a minyit," and the next instant he was out of sight. Far afield his roving spirit led him, and much scurrying was needed on the part of nurse or mother to bring him back.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Carolyn Wells
- Date: 1905 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime, Suspense
- Length: 78,747 words
- Structure: 18 chapters, 2,407 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The book is primarily a mystery novel as it involves unraveling the truth behind mysterious events.
- Detective Fiction — The story features a detective protagonist who uses deductive reasoning to solve the mystery.
- Crime — The plot of the story involves a crime - a murder - that needs to be solved.
- Suspense — The book also fits into the suspense genre due to the tension and uncertainty created as the plot unravels.
Tags
mystery · detective · crime · suspense · thriller · fiction · literature · investigation · plot twist · murder · clues · whodunit
Contents
- The Prophecy
- The Labrador Wild
- The Snowstorm
- The Prophecy Recalled
- Madame Parlato
- Strange Revelations
- The Tobacco Pouch
- Blair Knows
- Investigation
- Evidence
- Carlotta and the Board
- Wise and Zizi
- "Labrador Luck"
- A Prophecy Fulfilled
- An Interview
- Zizi's Opportunity
- The Heart Helper
- The Confession