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Oldtown Folks

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Oldtown Folks is an 1869 novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is written from the first-person perspective of a young man named Horace Holyoke, who describes his youth in fictional Oldtown, Massachusetts - including humorous depictions of daily life, behavior of local towns folk, and the adoption of Harry and Eglantine Percival.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1869

Authors

Harriet Beecher Stowe image

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her nov...

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01 - Ch.1 Old Town And The Minister
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02 - Ch.2 My Father
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03 - Ch.3 My Grandmother
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04 - Ch.4 The Village Do-Nothing
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05 - Ch.5 The Old Meeting-House
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06 - Ch.6 Fire-Light Talk In My Grandmother's Kitchen
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07 - Ch.7 Old Crab Smith
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08 - Ch.8 Miss Asphyxia
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09 - Ch.9 Harry's First Day's Work
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10 - Ch.10 Miss Asphyxia's System
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11 - Ch.11 The Crisis
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12 - Ch.12 The Lion's Mouth Shut
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13 - Ch.13 The Empty Bird's-Nest
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14 - Ch.14 The Day In Fairy-Land
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15 - Ch.15 The Old Manor-House
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16 - Ch.16 Sam Lawson's Discoveries
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17 - Ch.17 The Visit To The Haunted House
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18 - Ch.18 Tina's Adoption
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19 - Ch.19 Miss Mehitable's Letter, and the Reply, Giving Further Hints of the Story
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20 - Ch.20 Miss Asphyxia Goes In Pursuit, and my Grandmother Gives Her Views on Education
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21 - Ch.21 What is to be Done with the Boy?
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22 - Ch.22 Daily Living In Old Town
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23 - Ch.23 We Take a Step Up In The World
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24 - Ch.24 We Behold Grandeur
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25 - Ch.25 Easter Sunday
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26 - Ch.26 What "Our Folks" Said At Oldtown
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27 - Ch.27 How We Kept Thanksgiving At Oldtown
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28 - Ch.28 The Raid On Oldtown, And Uncle Fliakim's Bravery
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29 - Ch.29 My Grandmother's Blue Book
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30 - Ch.30 We Begin To Be Grown-Up People
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31 - Ch.31 What Shall We Do With Tina?
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32 - Ch.32 The Journey To Cloudland
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33 - Ch.33 School-Life in Cloudland
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34 - Ch.34 Our Minister in Cloudland
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35 - Ch.35 The Revival Of Religion
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36 - Ch.36 After The Revival
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37 - Ch.37 The Minister's Wood-Spell
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38 - Ch.38 Ellery Davenport
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39 - Ch.39 Last Days In Cloudland
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40 - Ch.40 We Enter College
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41 - Ch.41 Night Talks
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42 - Ch.42 Spring Vacation At Oldtown
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43 - Ch.43 What Our Folks Thought About It
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44 - Ch.44 Marriage Preparations
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45 - Ch.45 Wedding Bells
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46 - Ch.46 Wedding After-Talks At Oldtown
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47 - Ch.47 Behind The Curtain
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48 - Ch.48 Tina's Solution
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49 - Ch.49 What Came Of It
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50 - Ch.50 The Last Chapter
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