The Whole Family

The novel revolves around the fictional family of the Wylies, focusing on their struggles and transformations during a year-long period. The story explores themes of social class, morality, and personal growth as the characters navigate love, loss, and self-discovery.

By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward · First published 1908 · Genre: Family Saga, Domestic Fiction, Literary Fiction · 12 chapters

Contents

• THE FATHER, by William Dean Howells
• THE OLD-MAID AUNT, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
• THE GRANDMOTHER, by Mary Heaton Vorse
• THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, by Mary Stewart Cutting
• THE SCHOOL-GIRL, by Elizabeth Jordan
• THE SON-IN-LAW, by John Kendrick Bangs
• THE MARRIED SON, by Henry James
• THE MARRIED DAUGHTER, By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
• THE MOTHER, by Edith Wyatt
• THE SCHOOL-BOY, By Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
• PEGGY, by Alice Brown
• THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, by Henry Van Dyke

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• The Supply at Saint Agatha's (1896)
• Men, Women, and Ghosts (1892)
• Gypsy Breynton (1867)
• Gypsy's Cousin Joy (1876)
• The Gates Between (1887)
• Avery (1878)
• A Chariot of Fire (1896)
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