Home Scenes and Home Influence: A Series of Tales and Sketches

Timothy Shay ArthurProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.6
Word count
257K words
Chapters
26

Tags

English Originals Family Stories Everyday LifeSocial ObservationPortrait GalleryFamily BondsLove EntanglementsLife PhilosophyGrowing UpLife WisdomMoral Cultivation

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches by T. S. ArthurAuthor: Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Nov 1, 2003

Editor's review

This is another collection of tales and sketches by T. S. Arthur, also released by Project Gutenberg as a free English eBook. The title sets out the theme of home scenes and home influence; the author excels at conveying moral lessons through slices of daily life, with short pieces and straightforward plots in the style of nineteenth-century American popular reading. Its value lies mainly in its status as social and cultural source material: readers can observe the era's common expectations about family roles, parent-child relations and character formation. For readers studying popular literature, family history or traditions of moral education, the book is a direct textual sample; general readers can also treat it as light reading for understanding family values of an earlier age. Because it lacks a modern introduction and annotations, it is best read with historical context in mind, avoiding simple judgments by contemporary standards.

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Reading tips

  1. Read piece by piece, and after each story briefly note its theme and moral point.
  2. Read it alongside other nineteenth-century family-themed works to compare attitudes.
  3. If English reading is difficult, read for plot first and return to details later to reduce dictionary work.
  4. For teaching, select a single piece as material for discussing the attitudes of the era.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

How does this book differ from the author's other book, The Lights and Shadows of Real Life? Both are collections of short stories by T. S. Arthur, released by Project Gutenberg. This book focuses more on home scenes and home influence, while the other emphasizes light and shadow in real life. The subjects are similar, and readers can choose between them according to thematic interest.
What language level is needed to read this book? The original is in English; the sentences are generally plain but carry nineteenth-century usage. Readers with intermediate English reading ability can finish it with a dictionary; beginners can start with plot summaries or shorter pieces and gradually adapt to the style.
Does the electronic edition have annotations or an introduction? According to the materials, the book is a public-domain electronic text released by Project Gutenberg, with no mention of modern annotations or an introduction. Readers who need background knowledge can consult materials on nineteenth-century American society and family ethics to better understand the stories' context.

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About the author

Timothy Shay Arthur Author · American · 1809–1885

T. S. Arthur (Timothy Shay Arthur, 1809–1885) was a nineteenth-century American popular novelist and editor. Born in Newburgh, New York, he later settled in Philadelphia. He wrote more than 150 novels in his lifetime; 31 of his works are held in this collection, commonly classified under inspirational and personal growth. His writing often centers on temperance and family ethics, using everyday domestic scenes and the changing fortunes of his characters to convey moral lessons, with accessible plots and a strong didactic flavor typical of his era. His best-known work, Ten Nights in a Bar Room, was widely popular across the United States, with sales second only to Uncle Tom's Cabin. His other works include Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper, Grappling with the Monster; or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink, The Two Wives, and Cast Adrift. Public information on his early education and career is limited, and existing accounts focus mainly on the themes and broad influence of his works.