"House and Home Papers" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a set of writings from the 1800s that looks at everyday life inside a home, what it means to build a home, and how a real home differs from a "show home," using the writer's own life and thoughts about society. The book focuses on how important love, freedom, and real kindness are to making a loving home. The story begins with a funny story about buying a new rug and how it changes home life. The narrator talks about different ways people view furniture and decorations, and how family, especially women, try to follow social rules for how a home should look. The rug causes changes in the family, as they struggle between keeping things comfortable and meeting expectations for style, setting up a broader discussion about how homes and personal happiness are related, suggesting that a true home matters more than just how it looks.
House and Home Papers Seventh Edition
By Harriet Beecher Stowe
A family's easygoing life is upended when a new rug arrives, forcing them to confront the expectations of society.
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About the AuthorHarriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues of the day.
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues of the day.
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