Joyful Heatherby (1913)

Joyful Heatherby is a novel written by Erskine Payne and published in 1913. The book tells the story of a young woman named Joyful Heatherby, who is orphaned at a young age and raised by her grandfather in a small English village. Despite her humble beginnings, Joyful is a bright and optimistic young woman who sees the beauty in everything around her.As she grows older, Joyful falls in love with a local farmer named Tom, but their relationship is complicated by the arrival of a wealthy landowner who also has eyes for Joyful. As Joyful navigates the complexities of love and class in Edwardian England, she must also confront the challenges of growing up and finding her place in the world.Throughout the novel, Payne paints a vivid picture of life in a small English village, with all its quirks and charms. He also explores themes of love, class, and identity, as Joyful struggles to find her place in a society that is often rigid and unforgiving.Overall, Joyful Heatherby is a heartwarming and engaging novel that offers a glimpse into a bygone era and the timeless struggles of the human heart.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.