Project Gutenberg 2007-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 236 Brown, Alice 1857 1948 Tiverton Tales Dooryards -- A March wind -- The mortuary chest -- Horn-o'-the-moon -- A stolen festival -- A last assembling -- The way of peace -- The experience of Hannah Prime -- Honey and myrrh -- A second marriage -- The Flat-Iron Lot -- The end of all living. Produced by Melissa Er-Raqabi, Paul Stephen, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tiverton Tales" by Alice Brown is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories delve into life in a quaint New England town, focusing on the everyday experiences and emotional landscapes of its residents, often highlighting themes such as family bonds, personal aspirations, and the subtleties of rural domestic life. The opening portion introduces readers to the charm of Tiverton's dooryards, vividly depicting the characteristics and anecdotes associated with these spaces, as well as the lives of notable characters such as Della Smith, who brings warmth and a yearning for joy to her otherwise mundane life. The opening of "Tiverton Tales" paints a vivid picture of the town's essence through its dooryards, where homely activities and familial connections thrive. It introduces Della Smith, a spirited woman whose joy often overflows in unconventional ways, as she attempts to create a croquet ground from old household items like her mother's bedstead. Here, Della's story encapsulates both the joys and struggles of rural life, as well as her reluctance to succumb to a mundane existence. Alongside her, other characters emerge, each attached to their dooryards, which become reflective of their dreams, desires, and struggles with life's inevitable changes—a theme that invites readers into a world rich with nostalgia and emotional resonance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 495553 2025-08-08T13:35:37.894513 text/html 500377 2007-01-30T15:58:24 text/html 287086 2025-08-08T13:35:45.468475 application/epub+zip 288487 2025-08-08T13:35:39.942493 application/epub+zip 273177 2025-08-08T13:35:38.669497 application/epub+zip 466114 2025-08-08T13:35:49.594471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429839 2025-08-08T13:35:44.569497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382387 2022-09-09T14:55:14.792870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459501 2025-08-08T13:35:37.017518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459401 2007-01-30T15:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459393 2007-01-30T15:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20746 2025-08-08T13:35:49.753452 application/rdf+xml 11263 2025-08-08T13:35:39.182512 image/jpeg 2985 2025-08-08T13:35:38.921503 image/jpeg 180960 2007-01-30T15:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 205992 2007-01-30T15:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 180931 2007-01-30T15:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 269744 2025-08-08T13:35:37.937531 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