Project Gutenberg 2015-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 181 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives 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) "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 ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 555161 2025-07-19T10:38:42.414523 text/html 539122 2024-10-24T16:58:44 text/html 678942 2025-07-19T10:38:52.081487 application/epub+zip 676788 2025-07-19T10:38:44.137576 application/epub+zip 328601 2025-07-19T10:38:43.347496 application/epub+zip 804965 2025-07-19T10:38:57.736454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712423 2025-07-19T10:38:51.059470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393255 2022-09-21T20:11:57.264209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486736 2025-07-19T10:38:41.215505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466817 2024-10-24T16:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17177 2025-07-19T10:38:57.883419 application/rdf+xml 26936 2025-07-19T10:38:43.447499 image/jpeg 3530 2025-07-19T10:38:43.398494 image/jpeg 658999 2025-07-19T10:38:42.576511 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