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Title: Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives
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Summary: "Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and loves of the residents of the fictional New England town of Poganuc, focusing especially on the experiences of a young girl named Dolly Cushing. Through her narration, the story delves into themes of childhood innocence, familial dynamics, and the contrasting social and religious structures of the time. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dolly Cushing and her interactions with Nabby, a kitchen maid, as they discuss the upcoming Christmas celebrations. Dolly, the youngest of ten children in a minister's household, grapples with feelings of confusion and longing as she learns about Christmas, a holiday her father does not condone. As she listens to Nabby's explanation of the church's "lumination" preparations and expresses her desire to attend, the narrative sets the stage for Dolly's adventures, detailing her innocent curiosity and the complexities of growing up in a religiously rigid environment. The scenes capture the warmth of home life contrasted with the constraints of her father’s strict beliefs, hinting at the larger societal conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
EBook No.: 48190
Published: Feb 7, 2015
Downloads: 195
Language: English
Subject: New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives
Credits:
Produced by David Edwards, John Campbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and loves of the residents of the fictional New England town of Poganuc, focusing especially on the experiences of a young girl named Dolly Cushing. Through her narration, the story delves into themes of childhood innocence, familial dynamics, and the contrasting social and religious structures of the time. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dolly Cushing and her interactions with Nabby, a kitchen maid, as they discuss the upcoming Christmas celebrations. Dolly, the youngest of ten children in a minister's household, grapples with feelings of confusion and longing as she learns about Christmas, a holiday her father does not condone. As she listens to Nabby's explanation of the church's "lumination" preparations and expresses her desire to attend, the narrative sets the stage for Dolly's adventures, detailing her innocent curiosity and the complexities of growing up in a religiously rigid environment. The scenes capture the warmth of home life contrasted with the constraints of her father’s strict beliefs, hinting at the larger societal conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
EBook No.: 48190
Published: Feb 7, 2015
Downloads: 195
Language: English
Subject: New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.