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Life in the Iron Mills

Rebecca Harding Davis

Life in the Iron Mills

Life in the Iron Mills

Rebecca Harding Davis

Published in 1861, 'Life in the Iron Mills' is the debut novella of Rebecca Harding Davis, a notable writer and social reformer. The story follows Hugh Wolfe, a Welsh laborer in an iron mill who possesses artistic talent as a sculptor, and his unrequited love for Deborah, a hunchbacked woman. This work is significant for its early exploration of social issues and its role in the development of literary realism in American literature.

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