Project Gutenberg 2007-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 170 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Oldtown Fireside Stories The Ghost In The Mill -- The Sullivan Looking-Glass -- The Minister's Housekeeper -- The Widow's Bandbox -- Captain Kidd's Money -- Mis' Elderkin's Pitcher -- The Ghost in The Cap'n Brownhouse Produced by David Widger "Oldtown Fireside Stories" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. Set in early Massachusetts, the book captures the warmth and charm of traditional storytelling around the hearth, weaving together tales filled with local legends, supernatural elements, and moral lessons. The opening stories are narrated by Sam Lawson, an engaging storyteller, who recaptures the essence of community life and the mystical charm of the region, as he recounts eerie and heartwarming tales to captivated children. The beginning of "Oldtown Fireside Stories" introduces us to the cozy setting of a winter evening in Oldtown, where children gather around Sam Lawson, a skilled storyteller, eager for tales to dispel the long, dark hours. The atmosphere is filled with the crackling of the fire and the youth's innocent curiosity about strange occurrences from the past. The first story, "The Ghost in the Mill," unfolds a mysterious event involving Captain Eb Sawin, who, lost in a snowstorm, seeks refuge in an old mill, only to encounter unsettling revelations related to a long-vanished peddler named Jehiel Lommedieu. The opening portion sets the stage for a blend of mystery, local folklore, and storytelling that promises to draw the reader deeper into the rich tapestry of Oldtown's history and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/22320/22320-h/images/titlepage.jpg en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Women -- New England -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 228529 228540 2024-09-09T13:46:08.272594 2023-09-10T06:28:15.412000 text/html text/html 230762 2021-02-24T22:12:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 1548919 2021-02-24T22:12:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1638596 2024-09-09T13:46:11.779628 application/epub+zip 1640242 2024-09-09T13:46:08.989604 application/epub+zip 124357 2024-09-09T13:46:08.632626 application/epub+zip 1702950 2024-09-09T13:46:14.095615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1686509 2024-09-09T13:46:11.444584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172936 2022-09-10T12:33:56.282701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201340 2024-09-09T13:46:07.825660 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201448 2018-02-22T08:24:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 73542 2018-03-20T14:07:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18787 2024-09-09T13:46:14.241569 application/rdf+xml 9603 2024-09-09T13:46:08.721597 image/jpeg 2188 2024-09-09T13:46:08.675601 image/jpeg 1574356 2024-09-09T13:46:08.342606 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