Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 262 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann I and My Chimney Stephan J. Macaluso "I and My Chimney" by Herman Melville is a humorous essay written in the mid-19th century. This piece explores themes of domesticity and individuality through the relationship between the narrator and his old chimney, which he elevates to a position of prominence in the household. The narrative provides a whimsical perspective on architecture and the passage of time, focusing on the tension between the narrator's attachment to the chimney and his wife's desire to modernize their home. The story unfolds as the narrator recounts the inseparable bond he shares with his chimney, depicting it as both a literal and figurative centerpiece of their home. He describes the chimney’s imposing physicality and how its design dictates the layout of their household, often leading to humorous complications with his wife, who is determined to enhance their living space. As she seeks to renovate the home and eliminate the chimney, the narrator humorously defends its existence, even suggesting that it embodies character and history. The essay culminates in a reflection on the nature of change, the value of the familiar, and the conflict between old and new, ultimately revealing the narrator’s stubbornness in standing by his beloved chimney against his wife’s modernizing impulses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Family life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Fiction 93827 93781 2024-10-02T04:26:54.964509 2023-10-02T04:33:19.807680 text/html text/html 94006 2023-06-28T06:40:47 text/html 104883 2024-10-02T04:27:00.423977 application/epub+zip 103863 2024-10-02T04:26:57.425010 application/epub+zip 103863 2024-10-02T04:26:55.833507 application/epub+zip 219801 2024-10-02T04:27:02.528958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212906 2024-10-02T04:26:59.492991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186054 2022-09-02T05:32:04.534766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86106 86104 2024-10-02T04:26:54.643539 2023-10-02T04:33:19.593667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 85912 2023-06-28T06:42:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19402 2024-10-02T04:27:02.654993 application/rdf+xml 14417 2024-10-02T04:26:56.566018 image/jpeg 3817 2024-10-02T04:26:56.172021 image/jpeg 34204 2023-06-28T06:44:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 35753 2023-06-28T06:45:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 105073 2024-10-02T04:26:54.974495 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