HOMESPUN TALES TRILOGY: Rose o' the River, The Old Peabody Pew & Susanna and Sue (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Three Small Town Novels in One VolumeBy Kate Douglas Wiggin
Length8h 35m
About this audiobook
Kate Douglas Wiggin's Homespun Tales Trilogy gathers Rose o' the River, The Old Peabody Pew, and Susanna and Sue, three finely wrought narratives of rural New England life. Written in a lucid, affectionate style that blends domestic realism, gentle humor, romance, and moral observation, these illustrated tales belong to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century tradition of regional writing. Wiggin's attentive rendering of village speech, household rituals, courtship, and female resilience gives the collection both nostalgic charm and social texture. Wiggin, best remembered for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, was also an influential educator and advocate of the kindergarten movement in America. Her lifelong concern with childhood, community, women's work, and ethical formation informs these stories. Having lived among the social worlds she depicts, she writes not as a distant sentimentalist but as an observer of ordinary lives shaped by duty, affection, faith, and quiet aspiration. This trilogy is warmly recommended to readers of classic American regional fiction, domestic literature, and women's writing. It offers an accessible yet artful portrait of a vanished social landscape, rewarding those who value tenderness, wit, and humane insight in equal measure.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length8 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 24, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
24Chapter II
2Introduction
25Chapter III
3Historical Context
26Chapter IV
4Synopsis (Selection)
27Chapter V
5HOMESPUN TALES TRILOGY: Rose o' the River, The Old Peabody Pew & Susanna and Sue (Illustrated)
28Chapter VI
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6ROSE O' THE RIVER
29Chapter VII
7The Pine and the Rose
30Chapter VIII
8Old Kennebec
31I. Mother Ann’s Children
9The Edgewood “Drive”
32II. A Son of Adam
10“Blasphemious Swearin’”
33III. Divers Doctrines
11The Game of Jackstraws
34IV. Louisa’s Mind
12Hearts and Other Hearts
35V. The Little Quail Bird
13The Little House
36VI. Susanna Speaks in Meeting
14The Garden of Eden
37VII. “The Lower Plane”
15The Serpent
38VIII. Concerning Backsliders
16The Turquoise Ring
39IX. Love Manifold
17Rose Sees the World
40X. Brother and Sister
18Gold and Pinchbeck
41XI. “The Open Door”
19A Country Chevalier
42XII. The Hills of Home
20Housebreaking
43Analysis
21The Dream Room
44Reflection
22Dedication
45Memorable Quotes
23Chapter I
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