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Household Papers and Stories
By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Length15h 4m
About this audiobook
Drawing from her own experiences, the author offers a series of essays and sketches on the trials and triumphs of keeping a home. Topics range from the practicalities of domestic economy to the moral influence of a well-ordered household on the family unit. It provides a charming and insightful look into the everyday life and values of 19th-century America.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length15 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1HOUSE AND HOME PAPERS
2I THE RAVAGES OF A CARPET
3II HOMEKEEPING VERSUS HOUSEKEEPING
4III WHAT IS A HOME
5IV THE ECONOMY OF THE BEAUTIFUL
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6V RAKING UP THE FIRE
7VI THE LADY WHO DOES HER OWN WORK
8VII WHAT CAN BE GOT IN AMERICA
9VIII ECONOMY
10IX SERVANTS
11X COOKERY
12XI OUR HOUSE
13XII HOME RELIGION
14THE CHIMNEY-CORNER
15I WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH HER? OR, THE WOMAN QUESTION
16II WOMAN’S SPHERE
17III A FAMILY TALK ON RECONSTRUCTION
18IV IS WOMAN A WORKER
19V THE TRANSITION
20VI BODILY RELIGION: A SERMON ON GOOD HEALTH
21VII HOW SHALL WE ENTERTAIN OUR COMPANY
22VIII HOW SHALL WE BE AMUSED
23IX DRESS, OR WHO MAKES THE FASHIONS
24X WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF BEAUTY IN DRESS
25XI THE CATHEDRAL
26XII THE NEW YEAR [1865.]
27XIII THE NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS
28OUR SECOND GIRL
29A SCHOLAR’S ADVENTURES IN THE COUNTRY
30TRIALS OF A HOUSEKEEPER
31IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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