Ruth Erskine's Son

Pansy (1841 - 1930)

Seventh book in the Chautauqua Girls series. Written by Isabella Alden under the pseudonym “Pansy.”

Erskine, Ruth's son (a 5-year-old at the end of Judge Burnham’s Daughters) is now a grown man, and Ruth is 50-something. He brings home an American wife from Paris, a woman who seems to want to tear apart mother and son. But Irene has some big secrets to hide. (Summary by TriciaG)

Previous book in series: Workers Together, or, An Endless Chain
Next book in series: Four Mothers at Chautauqua

Genre(s): Christian Fiction

Language: English

Group: The Chautauqua Girls Series by Pansy

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Whims TriciaG
00:15:27
Play 02 02 - 'Never Mind, Mommie' TriciaG
00:16:09
Play 03 03 - Mamie Parker TriciaG
00:15:23
Play 04 04 - Would She 'Do'? TriciaG
00:15:45
Play 05 05 - The Old Cat! TriciaG
00:16:23
Play 06 06 - Ideal Conditions TriciaG
00:14:50
Play 07 07 - 'Mothers Are Queer!' TriciaG
00:15:50
Play 08 08 - A Spoiled Mother TriciaG
00:16:08
Play 09 09 - Sentiment and Sacrifices TriciaG
00:16:36
Play 10 10 - 'Sentimental' People TriciaG
00:15:26
Play 11 11 - 'Plans for a Purpose' TriciaG
00:15:49
Play 12 12 - Accident or Design? TriciaG
00:16:06
Play 13 13 - Was Irene Right? TriciaG
00:14:38
Play 14 14 - The General Manager TriciaG
00:15:30
Play 15 15 - Looking Backward TriciaG
00:15:31
Play 16 16 - For Maybelle's Sake TriciaG
00:15:30
Play 17 17 - Built on the Sand TriciaG
00:15:44
Play 18 18 - Justice or Mercy? TriciaG
00:15:38
Play 19 19 - Alone TriciaG
00:14:17
Play 20 20 - They Hated Mystery TriciaG
00:16:03
Play 21 21 - 'A Study' TriciaG
00:14:23
Play 22 22 - A Loyal Heart TriciaG
00:15:21
Play 23 23 - Puzzling Questions TriciaG
00:15:05
Play 24 24 - An Ally TriciaG
00:15:34
Play 25 25 - A Crisis TriciaG
00:14:16
Play 26 26 - A Strange Change TriciaG
00:15:56
Play 27 27 - A Retrograde Movement TriciaG
00:16:52
Play 28 28 - 'Something Had Happened' TriciaG
00:15:20
Play 29 29 - Renunciation TriciaG
00:14:47
Play 30 30 - 'Two, and Two, and Two' TriciaG
00:20:27