Oldtown FolksHarriet Beecher Stowe
Oldtown Folks
1870's rural Massachusetts communities became famous as “Oldtown” in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 7th novel and national bestseller. Based partially on her husband Rev. Calvin Stowe's childhood memories and other old timers' recollections, this story of growing up in rural New England just after the American Revolution is one of the earliest examples of local color writing in New England. Young Horace Holyoke, the novel's narrator, describes life during the early Federalist years, capturing its many rich ideas, customs, and family lore. Villagers wrestle with loyalties to the fledgling government, and with the new secular rationalism provoked by the young nation’s Founders. Clashes between Puritanism, Calvinism, and Arminianism abound. This book helped with the depreciation of Calvinism in that time. Summary by Michele Fry
Audiolibros
51 capítulos
22 h 46 min
- 1 Preface3:49
- 2 Ch.1 Old Town And The Minister22:20
- 3 Ch.2 My Father12:40
- 4 Ch.3 My Grandmother17:46
- 5 Ch.4 The Village Do-Nothing25:22
- 6 Ch.5 The Old Meeting-House52:49
- 7 Ch.6 Fire-Light Talk In My Grandmother's Kitchen54:21
- 8 Ch.7 Old Crab Smith27:28
- 9 Ch.8 Miss Asphyxia26:48
- 10 Ch.9 Harry's First Day's Work10:36
- 11 Ch.10 Miss Asphyxia's System24:22
- 12 Ch.11 The Crisis15:45
- 13 Ch.12 The Lion's Mouth Shut15:16
- 14 Ch.13 The Empty Bird's-Nest9:00
- 15 Ch.14 The Day In Fairy-Land28:22
- 16 Ch.15 The Old Manor-House21:56
- 17 Ch.16 Sam Lawson's Discoveries21:58
- 18 Ch.17 The Visit To The Haunted House43:29
- 19 Ch.18 Tina's Adoption31:14
- 20 Ch.19 Miss Mehitable's Letter, and the Reply, Giving Further Hints of the Story52:30
- 21 Ch.20 Miss Asphyxia Goes In Pursuit, and my Grandmother Gives Her Views on Education32:00
- 22 Ch.21 What is to be Done with the Boy?27:34
- 23 Ch.22 Daily Living In Old Town34:36
- 24 Ch.23 We Take a Step Up In The World35:07
- 25 Ch.24 We Behold Grandeur32:43
- 26 Ch.25 Easter Sunday45:31
- 27 Ch.26 What "Our Folks" Said At Oldtown25:00
- 28 Ch.27 How We Kept Thanksgiving At Oldtown35:01
- 29 Ch.28 The Raid On Oldtown, And Uncle Fliakim's Bravery29:58
- 30 Ch.29 My Grandmother's Blue Book55:00
- 31 Ch.30 We Begin To Be Grown-Up People30:59
- 32 Ch.31 What Shall We Do With Tina?18:55
- 33 Ch.32 The Journey To Cloudland15:39
- 34 Ch.33 School-Life in Cloudland47:32
- 35 Ch.34 Our Minister in Cloudland36:11
- 36 Ch.35 The Revival Of Religion27:58
- 37 Ch.36 After The Revival24:28
- 38 Ch.37 The Minister's Wood-Spell20:58
- 39 Ch.38 Ellery Davenport26:32
- 40 Ch.39 Last Days In Cloudland21:28
- 41 Ch.40 We Enter College23:50
- 42 Ch.41 Night Talks11:46
- 43 Ch.42 Spring Vacation At Oldtown25:59
- 44 Ch.43 What Our Folks Thought About It28:01
- 45 Ch.44 Marriage Preparations22:27
- 46 Ch.45 Wedding Bells25:28
- 47 Ch.46 Wedding After-Talks At Oldtown13:00
- 48 Ch.47 Behind The Curtain17:40
- 49 Ch.48 Tina's Solution16:51
- 50 Ch.49 What Came Of It23:19
- 51 Ch.50 The Last Chapter16:51
