Alice Meynell employs strategies like as powerful descriptive language, vivid imagery, and the five senses to stimulate the reader's imagination in her 1893 novel "By the Railway Side." The story is set in Wales and tells of a young woman named Llewellyn who leaves home to seek her fortune. She meets with many adventures before returning home several years later. While traveling, Llewellyn meets a man named Dyfrdin who helps guide her toward love. One scene that illustrates this is when she wakes up next to him after a night on the town and sees he has written her name in the dust by the side of the road. This gives her hope that he may still love her even though she has been gone for so long. After they are married, Dyfrdin is sent to work in London for several years and during this time Alice writes many chapters of the book that reveals more about Llewellyn's character through descriptions of places she visits. When Dyfrdin returns from his job, they live happily ever after.