Widow Giles's Little Grocery Shop single work   short story  
Is part of Sketches from Real Life Old Boomerang , 1864 series - author short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1866... 1866 Widow Giles's Little Grocery Shop
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The story introduces the widow Giles as a model grocer of the 1860s. Her shop, and her ability to provide for her five children, was made possible by her late husband's fortunate decision to give up drinking and take out a life insurance policy.

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