Molly Make-Believe

Molly Make-Believe was originally published in 1910, emerging during an era when sentimental and whimsical romance novellas were highly popular in American magazine fiction. Written by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, the story follows a bedridden protagonist who hires a professional service to provide comfort and companionship through daily letters and gifts. The work reflects the early twentieth-century preoccupation with the intersection of industrial efficiency and human intimacy, framed within the lighthearted conventions of the period's domestic literature.

The 2009 edition published by IndyPublish serves as a modern reprint of Abbott's original text, preserving the narrative for contemporary readers interested in Edwardian-era fiction. Abbott, who was a frequent contributor to magazines like The Ladies' Home Journal, was known for her distinctively playful, often breathless prose style. While the original publication was well-received by contemporary audiences seeking escapist romantic literature, modern reprints of this nature are generally intended for archival interest or to make classic, out-of-copyright fiction accessible to a new generation.