Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. The Village Watch-Tower The village watch-tower -- Tom o' the blueb'ry plains -- The nooning tree -- The fore-room rug -- A village Stradivarius -- The eventful trip of the Midnight Cry Produced by R. McGowan, E. P. McGowan, and David Widger "The Village Watch-Tower" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century, capturing moments of rural American life at the twilight of that era. The book predominantly focuses on the character of Lucinda Bascom, an elderly observer of village life, who spends her days at the window of her humble home, aptly named the "Village Watch-Tower," where she witnesses the comings and goings of her neighbors and reflects on her long life. The opening of the book introduces us to Lucinda Bascom and her storied past, tying her life experiences to the significant events of the village surrounding her. As Lucinda watches the river and the activity on the road, we get glimpses of village gossip and the dynamics of the local community through her observations and interactions with neighbors. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the setting in Maine, along with details concerning her family history and the community's social fabric, setting the stage for the stories to unfold in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 293523 293532 2024-09-01T07:48:32.430654 2023-10-01T07:16:11.680209 text/html text/html 297230 2021-01-27T22:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 108999 2021-01-27T22:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 168694 2024-09-01T07:48:37.476606 application/epub+zip 172507 2024-09-01T07:48:33.845653 application/epub+zip 172506 2024-09-01T07:48:32.973651 application/epub+zip 297821 2024-09-01T07:48:40.330638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283306 2024-09-01T07:48:36.915738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283502 2022-09-01T08:48:31.972995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256437 256399 2024-09-01T07:48:32.011672 2023-10-01T07:16:11.333208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258372 2018-03-10T08:23:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104119 2018-03-18T08:22:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 256393 2008-08-07T18:07:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103790 2008-08-07T18:08:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20743 2024-09-01T07:48:40.469600 application/rdf+xml 12552 2024-09-01T07:48:33.322662 image/jpeg 3251 2024-09-01T07:48:33.147631 image/jpeg 168342 2024-09-01T07:48:32.456659 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