“Nannie, I cannot bear it!” “Hush, Alice; you must not give way to such wild grief—the excitement will be very bad for you.” “But what will Adam say? It will be a terrible blow; his heart was so set upon...

Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs was a "dime novelist" from the United States. She wrote novels under her own name, as "Mrs. Georgie Sheldon", and as "Mrs. George Sheldon Downs".

In 'The Masked Bridal' by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, readers are taken on a journey through 19th century American society, where deception, love, and societal expectations collide. Written in a melodramatic...