Dr. Breen's Practice (1881) Novel By William Dean Howells

The story takes place in the late 19th century at Jocelyn's hotel on the beach outside of Newport, Rhode Island, and is told through the voice of a third person narrator. At the hotel croquet court we meet a sickly woman named Louise Maynard and her physician, Dr. Grace Breen. Breen is a graduate of the New York homeopathic school, who has become a doctor to make a difference and prove her worth as a woman. She is cool toward men because the love of her life ran off with her best friend.

• • Author: William Dean Howells
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Feb 10, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 100 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1523969148
• • ISBN-13: 9781523969142