Works by John Esten Cooke
- Written by John Esten Cooke
Published October, 1887
When a cold breakfast and a denied sealskin sacque lead Mr. and Mrs. Inderwick to the melancholy conclusion that they are hopelessly incompatible, they turn to their trusted friends for counsel. The meddlesome Bacons, eager to share their own questionable wisdom on marital strife, suggest a drastic remedy: immediate separation. But as the young couple flees home to prove a point, they discover that taking relationship advice from miserable people might be the biggest mistake of all. It is a delightful comedy of errors regarding love, bad influence, and the importance of a good peace offering.
- Written by John Esten Cooke
Published December, 1887
Giles Hernshaw was a man of rough edges and dark reputation, feared along the Virginia coast as a wrecker. His only softness was reserved for his infant daughter, though he held a bitter grudge against the memory of Colonel Hartwell, whose grave he once desecrated. When Hernshaw’s scheme to cut a channel through the sandbar goes wrong, the ocean rushes in to claim the land. As the waters rise and his daughter’s cradle drifts away, the very monument he cursed becomes the only hope for her survival.
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