Project Gutenberg 2005-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 361 Abbot, Anne W. (Anne Wales) 1808 1908 Abbot, Anna Wales Abbott, Anne W. (Anne Wales) Autumn Leaves: Original Pieces in Prose and Verse Images of the original pages are available through the Wright American Fiction Project of the Library Electronic Text Service of Indiana University. http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/ Christmas Revived -- In the Churchyard at Cambridge. A Legend of Lady Lee -- The Little South-wind -- Lines Written at the Close of Dr. Holme's Lectures on English Poetry -- Aunt Molly. A Reminiscence of Old Cambridge -- The Sounds of Morning in Cambridge -- The Sounds of Evening in Cambridge -- To the Near-sighted -- Flower's from a Student's Walks -- Miseries. No. 1 -- Miseries. No. 2 A Dark Night -- Miseries. No. 3 Twine -- Miseries. No. 4 Fresh Air -- Farewell -- Innocent Surprises -- The Old Sailor -- Laughter -- To Stephen -- The Old Church -- "Something than Beauty Dearer" -- A Tale Found in the Repositories of the Abbots of the Middle Ages -- The Sea -- Fashion -- A Growl -- To Jenny Lind -- My Herbarium -- The Ostrich -- Cows -- The Home-beacon -- The Fourth of July -- From the Papers of Reginald Ratcliffe, Esq. E-text prepared by Mark Meiss from page images and corrected digital text generously provided by the Wright American Fiction Project of the Library Electronic Text Service of Indiana University "Autumn Leaves: Original Pieces in Prose and Verse" by Anne W. Abbot is a collection of literary works written in the mid-19th century. This compilation includes original pieces both in prose and poetry that reflect various themes, often entailing human emotions, nature, and charming anecdotes from life in New England. It aims to provide entertainment while also supporting a charitable cause. The opening of the collection begins with a story titled "Christmas Revived," which introduces Nathan Stoddard, a young saddler exploring the quiet streets on Christmas morning. As he prepares to enter his shop, he witnesses a mysterious old man knock on the door of the church nearby. Curious, Nathan attempts to peek inside, discovering a gathering of joyful young people dressed in antiquated clothes, preparing the church for a celebration. Amidst this enchanting scene, Nathan's experience becomes one filled with awe and contemplation, leaving him with a profound feeling that he has encountered something both mystical and deeply meaningful. The subtle blend of wonder and nostalgia sets the tone for the reflective and imaginative pieces that follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American poetry Short stories, American PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Novels Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 252920 2025-10-07T10:17:16.626915 text/html 245647 2020-12-13T07:09:08 text/html 191575 2025-10-07T10:17:24.375870 application/epub+zip 193471 2025-10-07T10:17:20.220902 application/epub+zip 158524 2025-10-07T10:17:18.949898 application/epub+zip 397749 2025-10-07T10:17:27.502894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363346 2025-10-07T10:17:23.488898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265168 2022-09-08T09:41:58.004020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224402 2025-10-07T10:17:16.012933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224003 2020-12-13T07:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20309 2025-10-07T10:17:27.630880 application/rdf+xml 17287 2025-10-07T10:17:19.454892 image/jpeg 3675 2025-10-07T10:17:19.200887 image/jpeg 96425 2020-12-13T07:09:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 92546 2020-12-13T07:09:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 187932 2025-10-07T10:17:16.647910 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