The wizard's touch

'The Wizard's Touch' (1906) is a short story by American playwright and novelist, Alice Brown. Jerome Wilmer is an artist who returned from his travels to find Mary, the girl he loves, engaged to another. Determined to get her back, he must find a way to win her hand before it's too late. This sentimental love story is perfect for fans of romantic fiction and the tangled web of relationships. Alice Brown (1857-1948) was an American playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. She is best known as a writer of local colour stories with her dialect tales of New Hampshire life, including 'Tiverton Tales' (1899), 'The Country Road' (1906), 'Meadow Grass' (1886), and 'Country Neighbors' (1910). She joined the staff of the 'Christian Register' and the 'Youth's Companion' before publishing her first novel, 'Stratford-by-the-Sea' in 1884. A prolific writer, Alice Brown's other works of note include 'Dear Old Templeton' (1927), 'The Diary of a Dryad' (1932), 'The Kingdom in the Sky' (1932), 'Jeremy Hamlin' (1934), 'The Willoughby's' (1935), and 'The Secret of the Clan' (1912).