Harriet Beecher Stowe

“ McNulty—Removes to Pittsburg—His Line of Business—The Wheeling Case—He Removes to Washington—His Qualifications as a Lawyer—He Enters Buchanan's Cabinet—His Unexpected Patriotism—His Own Account of the Cabinet at News of Anderson's Move to Sumter—The Lion before the Old Red Dragon—Appointed Secretary of War—"Bricks in his Pockets"—Stanton's Habitual Reserve—His Wrath—"The Angel Gabriel as Paymaster"—Anecdotes of Lincoln's Confidence in Stanton—Lincoln's Affection for him—The Burdens of his Office—His Kindness of Heart within a Rough Outside—The Country his Debtor. ”

“ Garrison's Bland Manners—His Steady Nerves—xHis use of Language—Things by their Right Names—Abolitionist "Hard Language;" Garrison's Argument on it—Protest for Woman's Rights—The Triumph of his Cause—"The Liberator" Discontinued—Second Visit to England—Letter to Mrs. Stowe. 154 CHAPTER IV.—CHARLES SUMNER. Mr. Sumner an instance of Free State High Culture—The "Brahmin Caste" of New England—The Sumner Ancestry; a Kentish Family—Governor Increase Sumner; His Revolutionary Patriotism—His Stately Presence; "A Governor that can Walk"—Charles Sumner's Father—Mr. ”

“ Buckingham's Education—He Teaches School—His Natural Executive Tendency—His Business Career—His Extreme Punctuality in Payments—His Business and Religious Character—His Interest in the Churches and Schools—His Benefactions in those Directions—His Political Course—He Accepts Municipal but not Legislative Offices—A Member of the Peace Conference—He Himself Equips the First State Militia in the War—His Zealous Co-operation with the Government—Sends Gen. ”

“ Phillips' First Speech—He Defends the Liberty of the Press—His Ideality—He Joins the Garrisonian Abolitionists—Gives up the Law and Becomes a Reformer—His Method and Style of Oratory—Abolitionists Blamed for the Boston Mob—Heroism of the Early Abolitionists—His Position in Favor of "Woman's Rights"—Anecdote of His Lecturing—His Services in the Cause of Temperance—Extract from His Argument on Prohibition—His Severity towards Human Nature—His Course During and Since the War—A Change of Tone Recommended. 483 CHAPTER XVIII.—HENRY WARD BEECHER. Mr. ”

“ A Sermon on Good Health 330 VII. How shall we entertain our Company? 347 VIII. How shall we be Amused? 362 IX. Dress, or Who makes the Fashions 374 X. What are the Sources of Beauty in Dress? 395 XI. The Cathedral 412 XII. The New Year 425 XIII. The Noble Army of Martyrs 438 OUR SECOND GIRL449 A SCHOLAR’S ADVENTURES IN THE COUNTRY473 TRIALS OF A HOUSEKEEPER487
THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND A Story of the Coast of Maine By Harriet Beecher Stowe 1896 ”

“ P. H. Sheridan, 405 14. Gen. W. T. Sherman, 423 15. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, 447 16. Gov. Wm. A. Buckingham, 463 17. Wendell Phillips, 483 18. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, 505
CONTENTS
PAGE CHAPTER I.—ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The Men of our Time—Lincoln Foremost—The War was the Working-Man's Revolution—Abraham Lincoln's Birth and Youth—The Books he Read—The Thirty Thousand Dollars for Tender—The Old Stocking of Government Money—A Just Lawyer ”

“ HOUSEHOLD PAPERS AND STORIES BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 1864 CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTORY NOTEvii HOUSE AND HOME PAPERS I. The Ravages of a Carpet 1 II. Homekeeping vs. Housekeeping 16 III. What is a Home? 33 IV. The Economy of the Beautiful 54 V. Raking Up the Fire 69 VI. The Lady who does her own Work 85 VII. What can be got in America 101 VIII. Economy 112 IX. Servants 133 X. Cookery 153 XI. Our House 182 XII. Home Religion 212 THE CHIMNEY-CORNER I. What will You do with Her? or, The Woman Question 231 II. Woman’s Sphere 249 III. A Family Talk on Reconstruction 274 IV. Is Woman a Worker? ”

“ MEN OF OUR TIMES; OR LEADING PATRIOTS OF THE DAY LINCOLN, GRANT, GARRISON, SUMNER, CHASE, WILSON, GREELEY, FARRAGUT, ANDREW, COLFAX, STANTON, DOUGLASS, BUCKINGHAM, SHERMAN, SHERIDAN, HOWARD, PHILLIPS AND BEECHER. By Harriet Beecher Stowe 1868
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE. 1. President Lincoln, FRONTISPIECE. 2. Gen. U. S. Grant, 111 3. William L. Garrison, 154 4. Charles Sumner, 214 5. Salmon P. Chase, 241 6. Henry Wilson, 269 7. Horace Greeley, 293 8. Com. D. G. Farragut, 311 9. Gov. John A. Andrew, 325 10. Schuyler Colfax, 347 11. E. M. Stanton, 363 12. Frederick Douglass, 380 13. Gen. ”

“ 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 [viii] 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
SUNNY MEMORIES OF FOREIGN LANDS, VOL. 1 (of 2) By Harriet Beecher Stowe
CONTENTS Preface
Introductory
Breakfast In Liverpool—April 11. ”