Thanksgiving Tales (ePub)
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This Thanksgiving give yourself a nice gift! Presenting the Thanksgiving tales from the acclaimed authors to help you soak into the spirit of this wonderful festival: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen (O....
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This Thanksgiving give yourself a nice gift! Presenting the Thanksgiving tales from the acclaimed authors to help you soak into the spirit of this wonderful festival: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen (O. Henry) The Purple Dress (O. Henry) An English Dinner of Thanksgiving (George Eliot) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy Maud Montgomery) Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West (Eugene Field) Three Thanksgivings (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Helen's Thanksgiving (Susan Coolidge) John Inglefield's Thanksgiving (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Thanksgiving at the Polls (Edward Everett Hale) Millionaire Mike's Thanksgiving (Eleanor H. Porter) The Thanksgiving of the Wazir (Andrew Lang) The Master of the Harvest (Mrs. Alfred Gatty) A Wolfville Thanksgiving (Alfred Henry Lewis) How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown (Harriet Beecher Stowe) The Thanksgiving Party and its Consequences (Mary Jane Holmes) The Night before Thanksgiving (Sarah Orne Jewett) Miss Heck's Thanksgiving Party (Ida Hamilton Munsell)
Autoren-Porträt von Harriet Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Edward Everett Hale, Sarah Orne Jewett, Susan Coolidge, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Alfred Gatty, Ida Hamilton Munsell, Eleanor H. Porter, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Nora Perry, Andrew Lang, George Eliot, Mary Jane Holmes, Eugene Field, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Alfred Henry Lewis
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an influential American author and abolitionist, celebrated for her novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852), a work which galvanized anti-slavery sentiment in the United States and abroad. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, to Lyman Beecher, a prominent Congregationalist minister, and Roxana Foote, Stowe was the seventh of thirteen children. The Beecher family was at the forefront of various reform movements, including abolitionism, which clearly influenced Stowe's writing and beliefs. Stowe's education at the progressive Hartford Female Seminary, founded by her sister Catharine, equipped her with a strong intellectual grounding uncommon for women of her time. She married Calvin Ellis Stowe, a theologian and widower, in 1836, and together they had seven children, their domestic and financial challenges often coloring her work. Stowe wrote over 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. Despite the prolific bibliography, it is 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' that remains her most recognized and impactful work, credited with laying the groundwork for the Civil War. It is important to note that her works often depicted the complexities of race, gender, and class in the 19th century. Though 'Thanksgiving Tales' may not carry the same historical weight as her antislavery writings, it nonetheless offers an insight into Stowe's literary talents and her ability to capture the cultural essence of her time. Her literary style combined emotional narrative with social criticism, aiming to effect moral and social change through literature.
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- Autoren: Harriet Beecher Stowe , O. Henry , Edward Everett Hale , Sarah Orne Jewett , Susan Coolidge , Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Alfred Gatty , Ida Hamilton Munsell , Eleanor H. Porter , Lucy Maud Montgomery , Louisa May Alcott , Nora Perry , Andrew Lang , George Eliot , Mary Jane Holmes , Eugene Field , Nathaniel Hawthorne , Alfred Henry Lewis
- 2022, 491 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: DigiCat
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- ISBN-13: 8596547400929
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2022
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