The Ellwoods (1901)

The Ellwoods is a novel written by Charles Stuart Welles and originally published in 1901. The story follows the lives of the Ellwood family, a wealthy and prominent family in a small New England town. The patriarch of the family, John Ellwood, is a successful businessman and respected member of the community. His wife, Mary, is a devoted mother and socialite who is deeply involved in local charities and social events. Their four children, Alice, Tom, Jack, and Nellie, are all talented and accomplished in their own ways, but each struggles with their own personal demons and desires.As the story unfolds, the Ellwood family must navigate a series of challenges and crises that threaten to tear them apart. Tom, the eldest son, becomes embroiled in a scandalous affair with a married woman, while Alice, the eldest daughter, struggles with her own romantic feelings for a family friend. Jack, the middle son, is haunted by his experiences in the Spanish-American War, and Nellie, the youngest daughter, must confront the reality of her own mortality after a serious illness.Throughout the novel, Welles explores themes of family, love, ambition, and the struggle for personal fulfillment. He also provides a vivid portrait of small-town life in turn-of-the-century America, with its social hierarchies, gossip, and scandals. The Ellwoods is a timeless tale of family drama and human emotion that will resonate with readers today as much as it did over a century ago.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.