The Little Lady Of The Big House

The Little Lady of the Big House is a novel by American essayist Jack London. The story concerns a circle of drama. The hero, Dick Forrest, is a farmer with a graceful streak (his "oak seed tune" reviews London's play, "The Acorn Planters."). His better half, Paula, is a fiery, athletic, and physically mindful lady (in one scene, she rides a steed into a "swimming tank," arising in "a white smoot...