The McVeys: An Episode is a novel written by Joseph Kirkland and published in 1888. The book tells the story of the McVey family, who live in a small town in Illinois during the mid-19th century. The family consists of the father, a hard-working farmer, the mother, a devout Christian, and their two children, a son and a daughter.The novel begins with the arrival of a stranger in town, a man named John Haverhill. Haverhill is a charming and charismatic...