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You will love this book if you enjoy tender, dramatic domestic fiction with a gentle heroine, a rival sister, wild legends told by firelight, and a faith that shapes every choice.
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What happens when a bedtime story is so frightening that a small girl runs through a dark house, falls down the stairs, and lands in her family's sitting room in a yellow flannel nightdress? Helen has listened night after night to ghost tales from Miss Thusa, a tall, gray spinner who travels from house to house with her wheel.
Caroline Lee Hentz, an American novelist, wrote this tale of New England family life to show how early fears shape a person. It follows Helen to young womanhood, alongside her fierce sister Mittie and the young doctor Arthur Hazleton.
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- 1A frightening story sends Helen tumbling downstairsFree
- 2Arthur teaches Helen to face the snake
- 3The first death Helen must face
- 4A schoolmaster forgets a child in his desk
- 5Mittie wrecks the thread and Miss Thusa answers
- 6The Parsonage, blind Alice, and a lesson in trust
- 7A handsome stranger and a stepmother's firm stand
- 8Fear gives way to trust and courage
- 9Jealousy turns Mittie's heart into a storm
- 10How Miss Thusa's voice and wheel hold the tale together
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A frightening story sends Helen tumbling downstairs
The book opens on a stormy night in the Gleason house. Little Helen sits in a yellow flannel nightdress beside Miss Thusa, who spins flax into thread and tells stories.
That night she acts out the worm-eaten traveler, a tale of a lonely woman at her wheel who wishes for company. Skeleton feet, then rotting ankles, then a bloated body come down the chimney, and the stranger leads her to an open grave.
Alone in bed, Helen cannot sleep. She runs for her mother, trips on her long nightdress, and rolls down the stairs into the lit sitting room. Her mother says she has been sleepwalking. A fever follows, and a young doctor named Arthur Hazleton comes. He tells her she will take her bitter medicine, and she does. Her mother asks Miss Thusa never again to give Helen thoughts of death. One frightening tale can leave a mark that grows with the child.
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- LengthAbout 92,400 words
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Questions about Hélène et Arthur ; ou, le rouet de Miss Thusa
What is Helen and Arthur about?
It tells of Helen Gleason, a sensitive girl frightened by ghost stories, and her growing up beside her stern sister Mittie, her brother Louis, and Arthur Hazleton, a young doctor who becomes her teacher and friend.
Who is Miss Thusa?
Miss Thusa is a tall, unmarried spinner who travels from house to house with her wheel, telling ghost stories and legends. She loves the Gleason children, though her tales frighten Helen.
What does the spinning wheel mean in the book?
The wheel stands for Miss Thusa's lonely life and loving heart. She winds her thoughts into her thread, promises the wheel to Helen as a legacy of love, and speaks of a history attached to it.
When was Helen and Arthur written?
Caroline Lee Hentz, who died in 1856, wrote it in the middle of the nineteenth century. It is a made-up story set in New England, and its people and events are imagined.
Is Helen and Arthur easy to follow?
The story moves through clear scenes, with short chapters, lively dialogue, and legends told by firelight. Each chapter opens with a few lines of poetry, and the narrator guides you warmly.
Cite this edition
Hentz, Caroline Lee. Helen and Arthur; Or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/helen-and-arthur-or-miss-thusas-spinning-wheel.
Hentz, C. L. (2026). Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's spinning wheel. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/helen-and-arthur-or-miss-thusas-spinning-wheel (Original work published 1853)
Hentz, Caroline Lee. Helen and Arthur; Or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/helen-and-arthur-or-miss-thusas-spinning-wheel.
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