Project Gutenberg 2002-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 46 Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) 1820 1900 Hale, Lucretia Peabody The Peterkin papers There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #25648 Produced by David Reed, and David Widger "The Peterkin Papers" by Lucretia P. Hale is a collection of humorous stories written during the late 19th century. The book chronicles the misadventures of the Peterkin family, whose members, including Mrs. Peterkin, Solomon John, and Elizabeth Eliza, navigate everyday problems with a distinctive blend of logic and folly, often seeking advice from their wise neighbor, the lady from Philadelphia. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Mrs. Peterkin, who mistakenly puts salt in her coffee instead of sugar, leading her family into a series of comical attempts to remedy the situation. Each family member proposes increasingly absurd solutions, from consulting a chemist to enlisting the help of an herb-woman. The opening showcases the eccentric and well-meaning nature of the Peterkin family as they hilariously struggle to solve a simple problem that spirals into an adventure filled with bizarre experiments and whimsical characters. This lighthearted tone and the relatable follies of the Peterkin family set a delightful premise for the various stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Family life -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 322273 322274 2024-10-02T05:51:01.028463 2023-10-02T05:38:49.886335 text/html text/html 333437 2021-02-26T00:51:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 98229 2021-02-26T00:51:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 165105 2024-10-02T05:51:07.378303 application/epub+zip 169506 2024-10-02T05:51:03.053347 application/epub+zip 169506 2024-10-02T05:51:01.762311 application/epub+zip 329572 2024-10-02T05:51:10.773276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305036 2024-10-02T05:51:06.609325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281177 2022-09-02T07:09:46.829328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265898 265875 2024-10-02T05:51:00.146357 2023-10-02T05:38:49.159329 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269537 2016-11-07T06:56:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 92616 2016-11-07T06:58:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 265760 2009-10-27T15:40:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92123 2009-10-27T15:41:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 265768 2009-10-27T15:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92091 2009-10-27T15:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23717 2024-10-02T05:51:10.912275 application/rdf+xml 12338 2024-10-02T05:51:02.342297 image/jpeg 3364 2024-10-02T05:51:02.049298 image/jpeg 161255 2024-10-02T05:51:01.053300 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