02549cam a22003733u 4500 74886 UtSlPG 20260610134732.0 m cr n 260607r20241901utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907 Rena's experiment Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-12-13 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Rena's Experiment" by Mary J. Holmes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Rena, along with her cousin Irene Burdick, as they travel to Oakfield for the summer, entangled in a peculiar inheritance arrangement involving marriage due to a quirky will left by Sandy McPherson. The narrative unfolds as Rena grapples with her feelings about the charmed well reputed to reveal one's future partner, while also navigating her relationship with her charming but proud cousin and potential suitors. The beginning of the novel introduces the characters and setting with a lively, rich backdrop of rural New England. We meet Rena and Irene, who are preparing to stay at Mrs. Parks' boarding house, and learn about the local folklore regarding Nannie's Well, which supposedly holds the key to one's future love. Sam Walker, who becomes an important figure in the unfolding story, adds a layer of local charm. The opening hints at a deepening romantic subplot involving the cousins and their interactions with the wealthy Reginald Travers, while also foreshadowing the complexities of relationships influenced by unexpected circumstances and the legacies of past generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: G. W. Dillingham Company, 1901 Domestic fiction New England -- Fiction Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Wills -- Fiction Grant, Gordon, 1875-1962 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008962006 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74886 115611 115611