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Household Papers and Stories
The work reflects on domestic life, the intricacies of housekeeping, and the essence of creating a home, interwoven with Stowe's candid observations and humor.
"Household Papers and Stories" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a collection of essays and stories. The work reflects on domestic life, the intricacies of housekeeping, and the essence of creating a home, interwoven with Stowe's candid observations and humor.
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These words were spoken by my wife, as she sat gracefully on a roll of Brussels carpet which was spread out in flowery lengths on the floor of Messrs. Ketchem & Co.
Contents
- 01Introductory Note
- 02Household Papers and Stories
- 03House and Home Papers
- 04I the Ravages of a Carpet
- 05II Homekeeping Versus Housekeeping
- 06Homekeeping Versus Housekeeping
- 07III What Is a Home
- 08What Is a Home, and How to Keep It
- 09IV the Economy of the Beautiful
- 10The Economy of the Beautiful
- 11V Raking Up the Fire
- 12VI the Lady Who Does Her Own Work
- 13VII What Can Be Got in America
- 14VIII Economy
- 15IX Servants
- 16Servants and Service
- 17X Cookery
- 18Cookery
- 19XI Our House
- 20Our House
- 21XII Home Religion
- 22The Chimney-Corner
- 23I What Will You Do with Her? Or, the Woman Question
- 24II Woman’s Sphere
- 25III a Family Talk on Reconstruction
- 26IV Is Woman a Worker
- 27V the Transition
- 28VI Bodily Religion: A Sermon on Good Health
- 29VII How Shall We Entertain Our Company
- 30VIII How Shall We Be Amused
- 31IX Dress, or Who Makes the Fashions
- 32Who Is the Maid?
- 33X What Are the Sources of Beauty in Dress
- 34What Are the Sources of Beauty in Dress
- 35XI the Cathedral
- 36XII the New Year [1865.]
- 37XIII the Noble Army of Martyrs
- 38Our Second Girl
- 39A Scholar’s Adventures in the Country
- 40Trials of a Housekeeper
About this edition
- Author
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 458 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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