The Prairie Wife
A young American woman who has lived among yachts, Riviera hotels and titled suitors loses her fortune in a Chilean revolution and marries, almost on impulse, a Scottish-Canadian wheat farmer she calls Dinky-Dunk. She follows him to a homestead shack on the Alberta prairie and writes to her friend Matilda Anne about everything: the cold, the loneliness, the work, the neighbors, the first crop, the first child, and the slow discovery of what she is made of. Arthur Stringer published the novel in 1915, the first of a trilogy, and its diary form gives it an unusually frank and funny voice for its time. Stringer had farmed in Alberta himself. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about The Prairie Wife
The Prairie Wife by Arthur Stringer can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read The Prairie Wife online?
Yes. The Prairie Wife opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is The Prairie Wife free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of The Prairie Wife is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is The Prairie Wife in the public domain?
Yes. The Prairie Wife by Arthur Stringer is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The Prairie Wife?
About 3 h 36 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The Prairie Wife?
The Prairie Wife by Arthur Stringer is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
