1913. This is one of the author_s most widely recognized novels due to its highly acclaimed adaptation to the silent screen featuring a brilliant performance from Mary Pickford. The story is about Stella Maris, a beautiful and crippled young heiress raised in luxurious isolation, and Unity Blake, a homely, orphaned maidservant abused by her alcoholic employer, Louise Risca. Both Stella and Unity fall in love with Risca's long suffering husband, John. Realizing she can never have John, Unity makes the ultimate sacrifice. It is one of 28 works by Locke available from Kessinger Publishing.