Phoebe Deane

When the fates endowed Phoebe Deane with a love of beauty and a delicate refinement that craved books, and a pleasant environment, they offset their kindness by leaving her, orphaned in a New York State farmhouse, a drudge dependent on the bounty of her half-brother and his sharp-tongued wife. But she is rescued from her unhappy situation by her faith in love and life.