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""Heart's Desire"" is a novel written by Emerson Hough and published in 1905. The story is set in a small town called Heart's Desire, where the citizens are content and happy with their simple lives. However, certain peculiar characters add a touch of quirkiness to the town's... Read Full Overview

""The Heart's Desire"" is a novel written by Emerson Hough. The story revolves around two main characters, Johnnie and Mary, who are childhood sweethearts. Johnnie is a young man who is passionate about his work as a cowboy, while Mary is a beautiful and intelligent young woman... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Heart's Desire" from Emerson Hough. American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels (1857-1923).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Western stories; Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fiction / Fantasy / Epic; Fiction... Read Full Overview

The Heart's Desire is a novel written by American author Emerson Hough. The story follows the life of a young girl named Hope Hathaway, who is raised in a small town in the Midwest. Hope is a dreamer and has always been fascinated by the world beyond her town. She dreams of traveling... Read Full Overview

Emerson Hough (June 28, 1857 - April 30, 1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. Hough was born in Newton, Iowa on June 28, 1857. He was in Newton High School's first graduating class of three in 1875. He graduated from the University... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Heart's Desire by Emerson Hough

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