The Land of Promise
A Comedy in Four Acts
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Classics
| Author: | William Somerset Maugham | ISBN: | 9781787249233 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media | Publication: | October 22, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Somerset Maugham |
| ISBN: | 9781787249233 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media |
| Publication: | October 22, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign |
| Language: | English |
When her employer dies, leaving her penniless, Nora Marsh decides to make her home with her brother Edward (Johnston) in Canada. She cannot, however, get along with her sister-in-law Gertie and life becomes a hardship. The hired man Frank Taylor owns a farm of his own, but a storm has destroyed his crops and forced him to work. Shortly after Nora's arrival he leaves for his farm. Nora hears a remark that he intends to get a woman to be his wife and housekeeper and she decides to take a chance. They get married and he takes her to his house, which she soon has cozy and homelike.
When her employer dies, leaving her penniless, Nora Marsh decides to make her home with her brother Edward (Johnston) in Canada. She cannot, however, get along with her sister-in-law Gertie and life becomes a hardship. The hired man Frank Taylor owns a farm of his own, but a storm has destroyed his crops and forced him to work. Shortly after Nora's arrival he leaves for his farm. Nora hears a remark that he intends to get a woman to be his wife and housekeeper and she decides to take a chance. They get married and he takes her to his house, which she soon has cozy and homelike.
