Far in the Forest
| Year of Publication |
1889
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
302 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
S. [Silas] Weir Mitchell |
| Publisher |
J. B. Lippincott Co.
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| City |
Philadelphia
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| Abstract |
Elizabeth Preston moves her family to a remote cabin in the northwestern Pennsylvania woods to save her husband from his opium addiction. After her husband dies, Elizabeth grows close with John Riverius, a local mill owner, whose life she saved during a snowstorm. When John is framed for murder, Elizabeth must help him escape.
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| Author Biography |
Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), born in Philadelphia, was a physician, scientist, novelist, and poet. He is considered the father of medical neurology.
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| Time |
1840s
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