Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania
Author: first_name: Bayard
last_name: Taylor
Language: English
Year: 1870

The protagonist in Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania, by Bayard Taylor, is an intelligent and educated young farmer who has led a sheltered life. An unfortunate marriage to a somewhat older and much more experienced woman leads him first into financial and then legal difficulties, from which a male friend who lives nearby rescues him. The friends' deepening intimacy becomes a key element in the shaping of Joseph’s difficult journey to maturity. It is hardly surprising that in our ow