Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 68 Brown, Alice 1857 1948 Meadow Grass: Tales of New England Life Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Number five -- Farmer Eli's vacation -- After all -- Told in the poorhouse -- Heman's ma -- Heartsease -- Mis' Wadleigh's guest -- A righteous bargain -- Joint owners in Spain -- At Sudleigh fair -- Bankrupt -- Nancy Boyd's last sermon -- Strollers in Tiverton. Text file produced by A. Templeton, J. Sutherland, T. Allen and the PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Meadow Grass: Tales of New England Life" by Alice Brown is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century that explore the intricacies of rural life in New England. The narratives portray various characters from tight-knit communities, highlighting their daily experiences, relationships, and the nostalgia for simpler times through vivid descriptions and rich imagery. At the start of the collection, the opening portion takes the reader into a nostalgic reflection on childhood memories associated with a small schoolhouse in Tiverton. The narrator reminisces about the idyllic rural landscape, the carefree days of youth, and the vibrant life surrounding the school, detailing intricate observations of nature and the simple joys found in daily school routines. Characters from this early reminiscence include classmates who have since led diverse lives, illustrating the passage of time and the enduring bonds of memory. This vivid portrayal sets the tone for the tales that follow, promising a deeper exploration of life’s complexities in a rural setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 479186 479187 2024-10-04T10:35:09.374143 2023-10-04T09:32:06.947568 text/html text/html 482484 2013-05-25T06:03:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173311 2013-05-25T06:04:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257829 2024-10-04T10:35:19.447125 application/epub+zip 263873 2024-10-04T10:35:13.566135 application/epub+zip 248960 2024-10-04T10:35:11.792160 application/epub+zip 491254 2024-10-04T10:35:23.947122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466728 2024-10-04T10:35:18.532106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374455 2022-09-05T03:57:38.295596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416530 416389 2024-10-04T10:35:08.260142 2023-10-04T09:32:06.251534 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 416134 2013-05-25T06:02:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166037 2013-05-25T06:04:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 416125 2013-05-25T06:02:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166004 2013-05-25T06:04:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21628 2024-10-04T10:35:24.362565 application/rdf+xml 16380 2024-10-04T10:35:12.615293 image/jpeg 3751 2024-10-04T10:35:12.244124 image/jpeg 253291 2024-10-04T10:35:09.416156 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