Project Gutenberg 2014-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 224 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) The Chimney-Corner Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Chimney-Corner" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. This narrative likely explores the complexities of women's roles in society, focusing particularly on the challenges they face amid evolving societal expectations. Key characters include Christopher Crowfield, who grapples with the plight of women seeking meaningful work and stable livelihoods, reflecting on the broader social issues of gender and employment. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Christopher and his wife as they engage in a discussion about a struggling young woman seeking assistance. The woman, who has lost her fiancé and now bears the burden of providing for her family, embodies the struggles faced by many women of the time. The dialogue between Christopher and his wife reveals their compassion and earnestness as they contemplate how to help her amid the rigid societal conventions and prejudices that limit women’s opportunities. Their conversation expands into a broader examination of the roles of women in society, raising critical questions about work, respectability, and dignity within the domestic sphere. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45415/45415-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Social and moral questions Women -- Social conditions HQ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 471314 2025-08-18T11:30:39.438602 text/html 455928 2024-10-24T05:59:54 text/html 256459 2025-08-18T11:30:44.912604 application/epub+zip 259503 2025-08-18T11:30:40.223600 application/epub+zip 252253 2025-08-18T11:30:39.830639 application/epub+zip 383604 2025-08-18T11:30:48.595554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344266 2025-08-18T11:30:44.263730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337380 2022-09-20T17:44:37.394679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436937 2025-08-18T11:30:38.954663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417128 2024-10-24T05:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16982 2025-08-18T11:30:48.726572 application/rdf+xml 7200 2025-08-18T11:30:39.909597 image/jpeg 1599 2025-08-18T11:30:39.872617 image/jpeg 223835 2025-08-18T11:30:39.479655 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