Project Gutenberg 2006-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 127 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella The Jamesons Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jeff Kaylin and Andrew Sly "The Jamesons" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the small village of Linnville, where the arrival of the Jameson family, particularly the domineering Mrs. H. Boardman Jameson, disrupts the quaint tranquility and customs of the villagers. This novel explores themes of social class, cultural clash, and the complexities of community interactions, focusing on how the established villagers respond to the influx of the Jameson family. The opening of "The Jamesons" introduces the village before the arrival of boarders, emphasizing the community's pride in their independence and simple comforts. The narrative begins with a false alarm of fire at the home of Caroline Liscom, drawing the attention of curious villagers, including the narrator, who notes the peculiar arrival of the Jamesons as boarders. Mrs. Jameson, a larger-than-life figure with specific demands regarding her family's boarding arrangements, immediately sets the tone for the social dynamics to follow. The scene is lively with the villagers' reactions, showcasing their intrigue and underlying tensions as the Jamesons settle into their new home, querying the shifts in their once simpler lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 188531 188161 2024-10-08T04:55:21.576049 2023-09-08T07:13:12.351792 text/html text/html 186139 2006-02-19T04:27:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 67288 2006-02-19T04:27:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 140653 2024-10-08T04:55:27.216980 application/epub+zip 142709 2024-10-08T04:55:24.201046 application/epub+zip 138277 2024-10-08T04:55:23.102052 application/epub+zip 259497 2024-10-08T04:55:29.499957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249043 2024-10-08T04:55:26.582012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216663 2022-09-08T13:01:54.388130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179740 179719 2024-10-08T04:55:21.059007 2023-09-08T07:13:12.073760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 179666 2006-02-19T04:27:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66224 2006-02-19T04:27:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19802 2024-10-08T04:55:29.618047 application/rdf+xml 12940 2024-10-08T04:55:23.632031 image/jpeg 3498 2024-10-08T04:55:23.367034 image/jpeg 139253 2024-10-08T04:55:21.594023 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia