The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Christmas Classic: There's No Place Like HomeBy Amanda M. Douglas
Length9h 44m
About this audiobook
In The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Amanda M. Douglas transforms a familiar nursery-rhyme image into a work of nineteenth-century domestic and juvenile fiction, concerned less with fantasy than with the moral architecture of home. The book blends gentle humor, sentimental realism, and didactic purpose, using children's mischief, household economies, and intergenerational care to explore discipline, affection, and social responsibility. Its style belongs to the tradition of Victorian moral tales, yet Douglas gives the material an American warmth and practical intelligence. Douglas, born in New York in 1831 and long associated with Newark, New Jersey, was a prolific author of novels for young readers, especially girls. Her fiction often reflects the social currents of postbellum America: changing ideas of education, women's usefulness beyond ornament, and the family as a training ground for civic virtue. Her attentiveness to ordinary domestic labor helps explain the book's sympathetic treatment of caretaking and childhood. This book is recommended to readers interested in classic children's literature, women's writing, and the moral imagination of nineteenth-century America. It offers both historical charm and a thoughtful meditation on how love, order, and patience shape young lives.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length9 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman (Annotated)
2Chapter I. Joe's Grand Discovery
3Chapter II. Planning in the Twilight
4Chapter III. A Chance for Flossy
5Chapter IV. The Identical Shoe
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6Chapter V. Good Luck for Joe
7Chapter VI. Fortunes and Misfortunes
8Chapter VII. The Old Tumbler, After All
9Chapter VIII. Florence in State
10Chapter IX. Fourth of July
11Chapter X. Which Should She Choose?
12Chapter XI. Out of the Old Home-Nest
13Chapter XII. Joe's Fortune
14Chapter XIII. From Gray Skies to Blue
15Chapter XIV. A Flower-Garden in Doors
16Chapter XV. How Charlie Ran Away
17Chapter XVI. Almost Discouraged
18Chapter XVII. Lost at Sea
19Chapter XVIII. A Song in the Night
20Chapter XIX. In the Old Home-Nest Again
21Chapter XX. Wherein the Old Shoe Becomes Crowded
22Chapter XXI. How the Dreams Came True
23Chapter XXII. Christmastide
24Memorable Quotes
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