Fallen Leaves (1913)

Fallen Leaves is a novel written by Carolyn B. Lyman and first published in 1913. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Margaret Trevor, who is born into a wealthy family in New York City. Margaret is a talented artist, but her passion for painting is stifled by her overbearing and controlling mother. Margaret's life takes a dramatic turn when she falls in love with a struggling artist named David Lawrence. Despite her mother's disapproval, Margaret marries David and moves to Paris with him to pursue her art career. However, their happiness is short-lived when David falls ill and dies, leaving Margaret alone and penniless in a foreign country. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the struggle for artistic expression in a society that values wealth and status over creativity. Through Margaret's journey, the author offers a poignant commentary on the limitations placed on women's lives in the early 20th century. Overall, Fallen Leaves is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by women artists in the early 1900s.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.