Project Gutenberg 2005-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 377 Harland, Marion 1830 1922 Terhune, Mary Virginia Hawes Hawes, Mary Virginia Terhune, Edward Payson, Mrs. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Secret of a Happy Home" by Marion Harland is a guidebook on domestic happiness and family dynamics written in the late 19th century. The work delves into principles that create joy within the household, emphasizing the roles of women in home-making and family life. It discusses various topics, including marriage, the importance of order and kindness, and the contributions women make toward nurturing a happy home environment. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a candid exploration of domestic life, beginning with the author's conviction that the themes of home and happiness are intertwined and vital for both men and women. Harland introduces the concept of home as something more than just a physical space, asserting that it is the emotional warmth and love brought by its female inhabitants that truly defines it. She outlines her intent to engage in a series of discussions regarding the subtleties of maintaining a serene and loving home, establishing a conversational tone that invites readers to consider their own family lives and the role they play in promoting happiness within them. As the narrative unfolds, Harland moves beyond mere housekeeping tips to discuss the deeper emotional and social dynamics at play in sustaining a happy household. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Home HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: How To ... Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 461791 2025-06-07T09:32:13.673413 text/html 467889 2020-12-12T16:50:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228552 2020-12-12T16:50:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321554 2025-06-07T09:32:24.316369 application/epub+zip 325114 2025-06-07T09:32:17.498410 application/epub+zip 252377 2025-06-07T09:32:15.906361 application/epub+zip 523324 2025-06-07T09:32:29.381308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478689 2025-06-07T09:32:23.098338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397244 2022-09-08T07:38:27.730611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418477 2025-06-07T09:32:12.575388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418380 2020-12-12T16:50:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169335 2020-12-12T16:50:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418375 2020-12-12T16:50:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169266 2020-12-12T16:50:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20462 2025-06-07T09:32:29.611322 application/rdf+xml 12108 2025-06-07T09:32:16.477358 image/jpeg 2913 2025-06-07T09:32:16.188376 image/jpeg 303274 2025-06-07T09:32:13.722400 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia