My Pretty Maid (Illustrated) or, Liane Lester

Like most of Mrs. Miller's work, this first appeared in a story paper (in this case, the New York Family Story Paper) and was later reprinted in paper-covered format. This story marked one of several turning points in Mrs. Miller's long writing career. At the time of its writing, she had a contract with Street & Smith to write for The New York Weekly. When a new editor rejected the first installment of this tale, she sold the story to competitor The New York Family Story Paper instead and eventually broke her Street & Smith contract to move back to the Family Story Paper, the venue where her most famous story, The Bride of the Tomb, had debuted. Mrs. Miller claimed to have felt vindicated when, years later, the story was issued in book form by Street & Smith in spite of the earlier rejection.

"...love at first sight, trials and tribulations, a wicked superhuman old lady, almost!death, and nature trumping nurture." - by Laura Bang, Goodreads

This edition of the book contains 10 place-, time-, and subject-relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.