Mistress Matchett's Mistake: A Very Old Story is a novel written by Emma Marshall in 1887. The book is set in the 17th century and follows the story of a young woman named Mistress Matchett, who lives in a small village in England. She is engaged to a wealthy man named Mr. Waring, but she is not in love with him. Instead, she falls in love with a poor farmer named John, who is kind and loving. Mistress Matchett's mother disapproves of her daughter's...