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Title: We and Our Neighbors; or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street

Note: Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Edwards, Diane Monico, and the Online
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Summary: "We and Our Neighbors; or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two elderly sisters, Miss Dorcas Vanderheyden and Mrs. Betsey Benthusen, who are observing the arrival of new neighbors in their historic New York home. Their interactions and reflections introduce themes of social status, family dynamics, and changing times, establishing a rich social landscape as the sisters grapple with their past and the modern world around them. The opening of the novel introduces the two sisters keenly watching their new neighbors move in, highlighting their curious natures and subtle snobbery. As they speculate about the young couple they see, they reveal their old-world values in contrast to the new life blossoming across the street. Through their perspectives, Stowe sets up a social commentary that blends humor with gentle critique, positioning the sisters as both endearing and comical figures. The interactions of the sisters, along with the presence of the playful terrier Jack, not only create a vivid picture of domestic life but also signal the impending changes that their unfashionable street will witness with the arrival of modernity and new social circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Illustrator: Fredericks, Alfred, -1926

EBook No.: 48603

Published: Mar 29, 2015

Downloads: 86

Language: English

Subject: American fiction -- 19th century

Subject: Christian life -- Fiction

Subject: Women -- Fiction

Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: We and Our Neighbors; or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street

Note: Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Edwards, Diane Monico, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "We and Our Neighbors; or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two elderly sisters, Miss Dorcas Vanderheyden and Mrs. Betsey Benthusen, who are observing the arrival of new neighbors in their historic New York home. Their interactions and reflections introduce themes of social status, family dynamics, and changing times, establishing a rich social landscape as the sisters grapple with their past and the modern world around them. The opening of the novel introduces the two sisters keenly watching their new neighbors move in, highlighting their curious natures and subtle snobbery. As they speculate about the young couple they see, they reveal their old-world values in contrast to the new life blossoming across the street. Through their perspectives, Stowe sets up a social commentary that blends humor with gentle critique, positioning the sisters as both endearing and comical figures. The interactions of the sisters, along with the presence of the playful terrier Jack, not only create a vivid picture of domestic life but also signal the impending changes that their unfashionable street will witness with the arrival of modernity and new social circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Illustrator: Fredericks, Alfred, -1926

EBook No.: 48603

Published: Mar 29, 2015

Downloads: 86

Language: English

Subject: American fiction -- 19th century

Subject: Christian life -- Fiction

Subject: Women -- Fiction

Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.