A Rivermouth Romance
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's Rivermouth Romance is a classic novel of love and adventure set in the small New England town of Rivermouth. The story follows the lives of two young lovers, John and Mary, as they struggle to make a life for themselves in the small town. John is a young man from a wealthy family, while Mary is a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Despite their differences, the two fall in love and must face the obstacles of their different backgrounds in order to be together. The novel follows the couple as they face the trials and tribulations of their relationship, including the disapproval of John's family, the gossip of the townspeople, and the secrets of their pasts. Along the way, they must learn to trust each other and find a way to make their love work. Rivermouth Romance is a timeless story of love and hope, and a reminder that true love can overcome any obstacle.
By Thomas Bailey Aldrich · First published 1873 · Genre: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction · 3 chapters · 11,541 words
First lines
At five o'clock on the morning of the tenth of July, 1860, the front door of a certain house on Anchor Street, in the ancient seaport town of Rivermouth, might have been observed to open with great caution. This door, as the least imaginative reader may easily conjecture, did not open itself. It was opened by Miss Margaret Callaghan, who immediately closed it softly behind her, paused for a few seconds with an embarrassed air on the stone step, and then, throwing a furtive glance up at the second-story windows, passed hastily down the street towards the river, keeping close to the fences and garden walls on her left.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Date: 1873 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Length: 11,541 words
- Structure: 3 chapters, 182 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — The title of the book, 'A Rivermouth Romance', implies that the book is a romance novel.
- Realistic Fiction — The book is likely to be a realistic fiction novel, as it is written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, a realist writer.
- Historical Fiction — The book may also be classified as historical fiction, as it was written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, who wrote many historical novels.
- Literary Fiction — The book may also be classified as literary fiction, as it was written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, who wrote many literary novels.
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