Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Editor: David Widger
Release date: November 17, 2018 [eBook #58301]
Most recently updated: April 5, 2023
Language: English
Credits: Produced by David Widger
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Hen that Hatched Ducks |
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The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge |
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The History of Tip-Top |
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Miss Katy-Did and Miss Cricket |
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Mother Magpie’s Mischief |
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The Squirrels that live in a House |
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Hum, the Son of Buz |
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Our Country Neighbours |
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The Diverting History of Little Whiskey |
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The Brood Hatched |
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Feeding the Fame Robin |
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Erecting the Hen-House |
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The Hen that Hatched Ducks |
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Enemies in Waiting |
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The Nest in the Apple-Tree |
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Tip-Top in bad Company |
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Venturous Squirrels |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| CHILDHOOD 1811-1824. | |
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Death of her Mother.—First Journey from Home.—Life at
Nut Plains.—School Days and Hours with Favorite Authors.—The
New Mother.—Litchfield Academy and its Influence.—First
Literary Efforts.—A Remarkable Composition.—Goes to
Hartford
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CHAPTER II. |
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| SCHOOL DAYS IN HARTFORD, 1824-1832. | |
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Miss Catherine Beecher.—Professor Fisher.—The Wreck of
the Albion and Death of Professor Fisher.—"The Minister's
Wooing."—Miss Catherine Beecher's Spiritual History.—Mrs.
Stowe's Recollections of her School Days in Hartford.—Her
Conversion.—Unites with the First Church in Hartford.—Her
Doubts and Subsequent Religious Development.—Her Final Peace
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CHAPTER III. |
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| CINCINNATI, 1832-1836. | |
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Dr. Beecher called to Cincinnati.—The Westward Journey.—First
Letter from Home.—Description of Walnut Hills.—Starting
a New School.—Inward Glimpses.—The Semi-Colon Club.—Early
Impressions of Slavery.—A Journey to the East.—Thoughts
aroused by First Visit to Niagara.—Marriage to Professor
Stowe
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CHAPTER IV. |
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| EARLY MARRIED LIFE, 1836-1840. | |
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Professor Stowe's Interest in Popular Education.—His
Departure for Europe.—Slavery Riots in Cincinnati.—Birth
of Twin Daughters.—Professor Stowe's Return and Visit to
Columbus.—Domestic Trials.—Aiding a Fugitive Slave.—Authorship
under Difficulties.—A Beecher Round Robin
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CHAPTER V. |
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| POVERTY AND SICKNESS, 1840-1850. | |
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Famine in Cincinnati.—Summer at the East.—Plans for
Literary Work.—Experience on a Railroad.—Death of her
Brother George.—Sickness and Despair.—A Journey in
Search of Health.—Goes to Brattleboro' Water-cure.—Troubles
at Lane Seminary.—Cholera in Cincinnati.—Death of
Youngest Child.—Determined to leave the West
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CHAPTER VI. |
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| REMOVAL TO BRUNSWICK, 1850-1852. | |
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Mrs. Stowe's Remarks on Writing and Understanding Biography.—Their
Appropriateness to her own Biography.—Reasons for Professor
Stowe's leaving Cincinnati.—Mrs. Stowe's Journey to
Brooklyn.—Her Brother's Success as a Minister.—Letters
from Hartford and Boston.—Arrives in Brunswick.—History
of the Slavery Agitation.—Practical Working of the Fugitive
Slave Law.—Mrs. Edward Beecher's Letter to Mrs. Stowe and
its Effect.—Domestic Trials.—Begins to write "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" as a Serial for the "National Era."—Letter to
Frederick Douglass.—"Uncle Tom's Cabin" a Work of Religious
Emotion
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CHAPTER VII. |
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| UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, 1852. | |
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" as a Serial in the "National Era."—An
Offer
for its Publication in Book Form.—Will it be a Success?—An
Unprecedented Circulation.—Congratulatory Messages.—Kind
Words from Abroad.—Mrs. Stowe to the Earl of Carlisle.—Letters
from and to Lord Shaftesbury.—Correspondence with Arthur
Helps
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CHAPTER VIII. |
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| FIRST TRIP TO EUROPE, 1853. | |
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The Edmondsons.—Buying Slaves to set them Free.—Jenny
Lind.—Professor Stowe is called to Andover.—Fitting up
the New Home.—The "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin."—"Uncle
Tom" Abroad.—How it was Published in England.—Preface
to the European Edition.—The Book in France.—In
Germany.—A Greeting from Charles Kingsley.—Preparing
to visit Scotland.—Letter to Mrs. Follen
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CHAPTER IX. |
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| SUNNY MEMORIES, 1853. | |
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Crossing the Atlantic.—Arrival in England.—Reception
in Liverpool.—Welcome to Scotland.—A Glasgow
Tea-Party.—Edinburgh Hospitality.—Aberdeen.—Dundee
and Birmingham.—Joseph Sturge.—Elihu Burritt.—London.—The
Lord Mayor's Dinner.—Charles Dickens and his Wife
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CHAPTER X. |
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| FROM OVER THE SEA, 1853. | |
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The Earl of Carlisle.—Arthur Helps.—The Duke and
Duchess of Argyll.—Martin Farquhar Tupper.—A Memorable
Meeting at Stafford House.—Macaulay and Dean Milman.—Windsor
Castle.—Professor Stowe returns to America.—Mrs. Stowe
on the Continent.—Impressions of Paris.—En Route to
Switzerland and Germany.—Back to England.—Homeward
Bound
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CHAPTER XI. |
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| HOME AGAIN, 1853-1856. | |
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CHAPTER XII. |
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| DRED, 1856. | |
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Second Visit to England.—A Glimpse at the Queen.—The
Duke of Argyll and Inverary.—Early Correspondence with Lady
Byron.—Dunrobin Castle and its Inmates.—A Visit to
Stoke Park.—Lord Dufferin.—Charles Kingsley at Home.—Paris
Revisited.—Madame Mohl's Receptions
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CHAPTER XIII. |
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| OLD SCENES REVISITED, 1856. | |
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En Route to Rome.—Trials of Travel.—A Midnight Arrival
and an Inhospitable Reception.—Glories of the Eternal City.—Naples
and Vesuvius.—Venice.—Holy Week in Rome.—Return
to England.—Letter from Harriet Martineau on "Dred."—A
Word from Mr. Prescott on "Dred."—Farewell to Lady Byron
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CHAPTER XIV. |
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| THE MINISTER'S WOOING, 1857-1859. | |
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Death of Mrs. Stowe's Oldest Son.—Letter to the Duchess of
Sutherland.—Letter to her Daughters in Paris.—Letter
to her Sister Catherine.—Visit to Brunswick and Orr's
Island.—Writes "The Minister's Wooing" and "The Pearl of
Orr's Island."—Mr. Whittier's Comments.—Mr. Lowell on
"The Minister's Wooing."—Letter to Mrs. Stowe from Mr.
Lowell.—John Ruskin on "The Minister's Wooing."—A Year
of Sadness.—Letter to Lady Byron.—Letter to her
Daughter.—Departure for Europe
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CHAPTER XV. |
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| THE THIRD TRIP TO EUROPE, 1859. | |
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CHAPTER XVI. |
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| THE CIVIL WAR, 1860-1865. | |
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The Outbreak of Civil War.—Mrs. Stowe's Son enlists.—Thanksgiving
Day in Washington.—The Proclamation of Emancipation.—Rejoicings
in Boston.—Fred Stowe at Gettysburg.—Leaving Andover
and Settling in Hartford.—A Reply to the Women of England.—Letters
from John Bright, Archbishop Whately, and Nathaniel Hawthorne
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CHAPTER XVII. |
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| FLORIDA, 1865-1869. | |
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Letter to Duchess of Argyll.—Mrs. Stowe desires to have a
Home at the South.—Florida the best Field for Doing Good.—She
Buys a Place at Mandarin.—A Charming Winter Residence.—"Palmetto
Leaves."—Easter Sunday at Mandarin.—Correspondence
with Dr. Holmes.—"Poganuc People."—Receptions in New
Orleans and Tallahassee.—Last Winter at Mandarin
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CHAPTER XVIII. |
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| OLDTOWN FOLKS, 1869. | |
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Professor Stowe the Original of "Harry" in "Oldtown Folks."—Professor
Stowe's Letter to George Eliot.—Her Remarks on the Same.—Professor
Stowe's Narrative of his Youthful Adventures in the World of
Spirits.—Professor Stowe's Influence on Mrs. Stowe's
Literary Life.—George Eliot on "Oldtown Folks"
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CHAPTER XIX. |
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| THE BYRON CONTROVERSY, 1869-1870. | |
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CHAPTER XX. |
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| GEORGE ELIOT. | |
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Correspondence with George Eliot.—George Eliot's First
Impressions of Mrs. Stowe.—Mrs. Stowe's Letter to Mrs.
Follen.—George Eliot's Letter to Mrs. Stowe.—Mrs.
Stowe's Reply.—Life in Florida.—Robert Dale Owen and
Modern Spiritualism.—George Eliot's Letter on the Phenomena
of Spiritualism.—Mrs. Stowe's Description of Scenery in
Florida.—Mrs. Stowe concerning "Middlemarch."—George
Eliot to Mrs. Stowe during Rev. H. W. Beecher's Trial.—Mrs.
Stowe concerning her Life Experience with her Brother, H. W.
Beecher, and his Trial.—Mrs. Lewes' Last Letter to Mrs.
Stowe.—Diverse Mental Characteristics of these Two Women.—Mrs.
Stowe's Final Estimate of Modern Spiritualism
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CHAPTER XXI. |
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| CLOSING SCENES, 1870-1889. | |
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Literary Labors.—Complete List of Published Books.—First
Reading Tour.—Peeps Behind the Curtain.—Some New
England Cities.—A Letter from Maine.—Pleasant and
Unpleasant Readings.—Second Tour.—A Western Journey.—Visit
to Old Scenes.—Celebration of Seventieth Birthday.—Congratulatory
Poems from Mr. Whittier and Dr. Holmes.—Last Words
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Portrait of Mrs. Stowe. From a crayon
by Richmond, made in England in 1853
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Frontispiece |
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Silver Inkstand presented to Mrs. Stowe by her
English Admirers in 1853
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Portrait of Mrs. Stowe's Grandmother, Roxanna
Foote. From a miniature painted on ivory by her daughter,
Mrs. Lyman Beecher
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Portrait of Catherine E. Beecher. From
a photograph taken in 1875
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The Home at Walnut Hills, Cincinnati[A]
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Portrait of Henry Ward Beecher. From a
photograph by Rockwood, in 1884
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Manuscript Page of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
(fac-simile)
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The Andover Home. From a painting by F.
Rondel, in 1860, owned by Mrs. H. F. Allen
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Portrait of Lyman Beecher, at the Age of
Eighty-Seven. From a painting owned by the Boston
Congregational Club
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Portrait of the Duchess of Sutherland.
From an engraving presented to Mrs. Stowe
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The Old Home at Hartford
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The Home at Mandarin, Florida
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Portrait of Calvin Ellis Stowe. From a
photograph taken in 1882
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Portrait of Mrs. Stowe. From a
photograph by Ritz and Hastings, in 1884
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The Later Hartford Home
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[A] From recent photographs and from views in the Autobiography of Lyman Beecher, published by Messrs. Harper & Brothers.
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| I. | Falling in Love | 1 |
| II. | What she thinks of it | 19 |
| III. | The Sister | 31 |
| IV. | Preparation for Marriage | 39 |
| V. | Wedding, and Wedding-trip | 56 |
| VI. | Honey-moon, and after | 63 |
| VII. | Will she like it? | 74 |
| VIII. | Spindlewood | 86 |
| IX. | A Crisis | 92 |
| X. | Changes | 104 |
| XI. | Newport; or, the Paradise of Nothing to do | 112 |
| XII. | Home a la Pompadour | 126 |
| XIII. | John's Birthday | 137 |
| XIV. | A Great Moral Conflict | 152 |
| XV. | The Follingsbees arrive | 161 |
| XVI. | Mrs. John Seymour's Party, and what came of it | 181 |
| XVII. | After the Battle | 197 |
| XVIII. | A Brick turns up | 213 |
| XIX. | The Castle of Indolence | 228 |
| XX. | The Van Astrachans | 243 |
| XXI. | Mrs. Follingsbee's Party, and what came of it | 250 |
| XXII. | The Spider-web broken | 268 |
| XXIII. | Common-sense Arguments | 281 |
| XXIV. | Sentiment v. Sensibility | 284 |
| XXV. | Wedding Bells | 291 |
| XXVI. | Motherhood | 297 |
| XXVII. | Checkmate | 304 |
| XXVIII. | After the Storm | 321 |
| XXIX. | The New Lillie | 326 |