"The Idyl of Twin Fires" by Walter Prichard Eaton is a story set in the early 1900s about a professor named John Upton who leaves his boring academic job to buy a farm in New England, searching for a more real and satisfying life. Tired of grading papers and uninspired by his teaching job, Upton is reminded of his own childhood on a farm by one of his students. Inspired by this longing for a simpler time and driven by a desire for change, Upton purchases an old farm he finds on a road trip. The story then follows Upton as he deals with the challenges of farming and learns about himself, and the novel explores the idea of finding happiness and meaning by leaving behind a dissatisfying life for something new.
The Idyl of Twin Fires
By Walter Prichard Eaton
A dissatisfied academic abandons his career for a life of rural simplicity, only to discover the challenges and unexpected joys of farming.
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About the AuthorWalter Prichard Eaton was an American theatre critic and author. He was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and was a drama critic for various newspapers and magazines. He also wrote numerous books on the theater and was a professor of playwriting at Yale. His papers are at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.
Walter Prichard Eaton was an American theatre critic and author. He was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and was a drama critic for various newspapers and magazines. He also wrote numerous books on the theater and was a professor of playwriting at Yale. His papers are at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.
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