The Law of the Land: Of Miss Lady, Whom It Involved in Mystery, and of John Eddring, Gentleman of the South, Who Read Its Deeper Meaning: A Novel
The Law of the Land: Of Miss Lady, Whom It Involved in Mystery, and of John Eddring, Gentleman of the South, Who Read Its Deeper Meaning: A Novel
American Literature, Novels
The Law of the Land: Of Miss Lady, Whom It Involved in Mystery, and of John Eddring, Gentleman of the South, Who Read Its Deeper Meaning is a novel by Emerson Hough published in the early 20th century. Set in the Southern United States, it follows Miss Lady, a young woman navigating societal expectations, and John Eddring, a gentleman whose lives intertwine amid the changes brought by modernity, symbolized by the arrival of the railroad. The narrative explores themes of individual agency and the impact of societal transformation on personal desires and responsibilities.
