Project Gutenberg 2015-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 81 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories With Illustrations Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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 Brown house -- Colonel Eph's shoe-buckles -- The bull-fight -- How to fight the Devil -- Laughin' in meetin' -- Tom Toothacre's ghost story -- The parson's horse-race -- Oldtown fireside talks of the revolution -- A student's sea story. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a collection of charming tales written in the late 19th century. The book unfolds through the storytelling of Sam Lawson, a beloved character in the Oldtown community, who captivates his audience with tales filled with adventure, local lore, and the supernatural. The stories, reflecting the rich traditions of New England and the art of chimney-corner storytelling, evoke a sense of nostalgia and warmth. The opening of the book introduces us to a cozy evening by the fire, where two children, eager for stories, gather around Sam Lawson who is depicted as the quintessential storyteller. They coax him into sharing strange and captivating narratives, setting the stage for spellbinding tales that intertwine elements of local history and folklore. On a stormy night filled with the howls of the wind and the crackling of the fire, Sam begins with a story about Captain Eb Sawin and the mysterious arrival of a man named Jehiel Lommedieu, weaving a blend of humor and suspense as he recounts eerie encounters and the consequences of past deeds. Through this introduction, readers are invited into a world of captivating stories that not only entertain but also carry deeper meanings related to morality, community, and the unexplained. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American Storytelling -- Fiction New England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 392646 392656 2024-10-21T04:13:03.879656 2023-09-21T14:02:28.914989 text/html text/html 399084 2021-02-25T09:13:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 21838645 2021-02-25T09:13:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6539277 2024-10-21T04:13:14.991620 application/epub+zip 6528154 2024-10-21T04:13:06.725648 application/epub+zip 216885 2024-10-21T04:13:04.630650 application/epub+zip 6812804 2024-10-21T04:13:20.366569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6775629 2024-10-21T04:13:11.812640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410202 2022-09-22T16:30:51.361897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330792 330715 2024-10-21T04:13:02.818681 2023-09-21T14:02:26.061004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 331108 2018-02-22T08:43:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 124812 2018-03-20T14:06:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20900 2024-10-21T04:13:20.911575 application/rdf+xml 11123 2024-10-21T04:13:04.810666 image/jpeg 2401 2024-10-21T04:13:04.718637 image/jpeg 21820631 2024-10-21T04:13:04.145689 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