Elsie Venner by Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Elsie Venner" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a novel published in 1861. It tells the story of a mysterious young woman marked by an unusual prenatal event: her mother's rattlesnake bite during pregnancy. When teacher Bernard Langdon arrives at her school, he becomes drawn to Elsie despite sensing something unsettling about her. The novel explores profound questions about human nature, inherited traits, and moral responsibility through this strange tale of a girl
caught between human and serpent worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 |
|---|---|
| Title | Elsie Venner |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Venner |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | Paranormal fiction |
| Subject | Predestination -- Fiction |
| Subject | Birthmarks -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2696 |
| Release Date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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