Dr. Laura Laffrado with Chuckanut Editions- Mariella; of Out-West

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Sun Nov 16 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

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Village Books and Paper Dreams | Bellingham, WA

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Join Dr. Laura Laffrado and Chuckanut Editions for a captivating discussion of "Mariella; of Out-West!"
About this Event

Chuckanut Editions is pleased to announce the republication of the historic novel, Mariella; of Out-West. Originally published by Bellingham author, Ella Higginson, in 1902 by Macmillan, "Mariella" is a pioneer coming-of-age story whose titular character is full of wit and charm.


"One of the very best examples of the new literature that is coming out of the West: for this story of life on the borders of Puget Sound has depth, variety, keen intelligence and distinction." --The Boston Herald


"Mariella's characters are as strong, as individual, as any created by Dickens or Thackeray." --The San Francisco Bulletin


Set in a fictional Puget Sound village in the 1880s, the novel follows Mariella's struggle as a young woman torn between two potential futures for herself, as demonstrated by two suitors. One, a poor, hard-working pioneer farmer whom Mariella has loved her whole life, and the other, a well-traveled and educated gentleman whom captures Mariella's curiosity and desire to grow beyond her hometown.

The novel was very well received during it's initial publication for it's memorable characters and depiction of pioneer life on the West Coast (and all the social dynamics that comes with it!).

Having been out of print and hard to come by for many years, Chuckanut Editions is thrilled to offer both a deluxe limited-edition, cloth-bound hardcover edition of the book, as well as a trade paperback edition, both due to arrive this September.


Dr. Laura Fernandes Laffrado is an award-winning Professor of English at Western Washington University. She has published widely on American literature. Her most recent book, Selected Writings of Ella Higginson: Inventing Pacific Northwest Literature, received the Society for the Study of American Women Writers Edition Award. She is currently at work on a biography of Pacific Northwest writer Ella Rhoads Higginson.


*Feel free to call Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!*

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