Marm Lisa by Kate Douglas Wiggin

The novel revolves around a young girl named Marm who lives with her family on an island off the coast of Maine. The story explores themes of identity, community, and social class through Marm's experiences at school and in her relationships with those around her.

By Kate Douglas Wiggin · First published 1868 · Genre: Children's Literature, Fiction, Coming-of-Age · 16 chapters

Contents

• Eden Place
• Mistress Mary's Garden
• A Family Polygon
• Marm Lisa is Transplanted
• How the New Plant Grew
• From Grubb to Butterfly
• The Comet and the Fixed Star
• The Young Minister's Psychological Observations
• Marm Lisa's Quest
• The Twins Join the Celestials
• Rhoda Frees her Mind
• Flotsam and Jetsam
• Leaves from Mistress Mary's Garden
• More Leaves
• ‘the Feast o' the Babe'
• Cleansing Fires

More by Kate Douglas Wiggin

• A Cathedral Courtship (1893)
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1911)
• The Birds' Christmas Carol (1887)
• The Village Watch-Tower (1916)
• Tom o' the Blueb'Ry Plains (1869)
• The Nooning Tree (1898)
• The Fore-Room Rug (1887)
• A Village Stradivarius (1887)
• All works by Kate Douglas Wiggin