Project Gutenberg 2005-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 122 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Pikku haltijoita Translation of: House and Home Papers Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Pikku haltijoita" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work discusses themes surrounding domesticity, family life, and the art of homemaking, reflecting Stowe's engagement with the social and moral issues of her time. The opening chapters introduce a narrator, who shares his observations and reflections on the nature of home, family interactions, and the often chaotic yet affectionate dynamics within domestic life. At the start of the narrative, we find the narrator reflecting on a recent purchase: a Brussels carpet bought at a surprisingly low price. This leads him to ruminate on the value and symbolism of household items, juxtaposing the material affections attributed to expensive goods with the sentimental value of older, worn belongings. The narrator describes his warm and inviting home, established on principles of practicality and comfort over superficial elegance. Through whimsical anecdotes about his family—including the gentle nagging of his wife and daughters regarding home decor—he sets the stage for a deeper exploration of what constitutes a true home, contemplating the influence of women in the household and the intricate balance between tradition and modernization in domestic spaces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 29.8 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Home economics TX Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 461514 2025-10-07T09:18:47.952483 text/html 461335 2025-01-15T22:56:54.506863 text/html 245073 2025-10-07T09:18:55.142478 application/epub+zip 251956 2025-10-07T09:18:50.764472 application/epub+zip 250176 2025-10-07T09:18:49.624507 application/epub+zip 456897 2025-10-07T09:18:58.654503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433568 2025-10-07T09:18:54.463461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405468 2022-09-08T08:25:02.217638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433101 2025-10-07T09:18:47.596520 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414547 2020-12-12T18:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17421 2025-10-07T09:18:58.776483 application/rdf+xml 14265 2025-10-07T09:18:50.127472 image/jpeg 3762 2025-10-07T09:18:49.871488 image/jpeg 163691 2020-12-12T18:57:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 244089 2025-10-07T09:18:47.991501 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