A Woman�������s Word: And How She Kept It is a novel written by Virginia Frances Townsend and published in 1878. The story follows the life of a young woman named Mabel Raymond, who is determined to keep her word at all costs. Mabel is engaged to a man named Harry, but when she discovers that he has been unfaithful to her, she decides to break off the engagement. However, Harry refuses to accept her...