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100 1 _aStowe, Harriet Beecher,
_d1811-1896
245 1 0 _aHouse and Home Papers :
_bSeventh Edition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-23
505 0 _aThe ravages of a carpet -- Home-keeping vs. house-keeping -- What is a home? -- The economy of the beautiful -- Raking up the fire -- The lady who does her own work -- What can be got in America -- Economy -- Servants -- Cookery -- Our house -- Home religion.
508 _aCharlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"House and Home Papers" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a collection of essays written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of domestic life, home-making, and the contrasts between true home-keeping and mere house-keeping, reflecting on the author's personal experiences and broader societal observations. Stowe's emphasis on the importance of love, liberty, and genuine warmth in creating a nurturing home atmosphere sets the tone for her exploration. At the start of "House and Home Papers," the narrator introduces a humorous anecdote about purchasing a new carpet and its implications for domestic life. He reflects on the different attitudes toward furniture, home decor, and the pressures exerted by family members—particularly women—when it comes to upholding societal standards in home aesthetics. The narrator vividly describes how the introduction of the carpet leads to a shift in household dynamics, creating tensions between maintaining their easy-going, lived-in feel versus conforming to perceived norms of elegance and propriety. The opening sets the stage for continued exploration of the evolving relationship between domestic spaces and personal happiness, ultimately arguing for the significance of true home over mere appearances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHome economics
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64120
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