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Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE ***

INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Compiled by David Widger

CONTENTS

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##  UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, YOUNG FOLKS' EDITION

PICTURES AND STORIES FROM UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

##  QUEER LITTLE FOLKS

THE AMERICAN WOMAN'S HOME

##  LIFE OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

DEACON PITKIN'S FARM; AND THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLAND

##  PINK AND WHITE TYRANNY

##  SUNNY MEMORIES OF FOREIGN LANDS, VOLUME 1 (OF 2)

##  OLDTOWN FIRESIDE STORIES

##  HOUSEHOLD PAPERS AND STORIES

##  THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND

##  PALMETTO-LEAVES

##  THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT

##  MEN OF OUR TIMES

THE MINISTER'S WOOING

##  WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY

TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

or

Life among the Lowly

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

CONTENTS

VOLUME I

CHAPTER I -- In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

CHAPTER II -- The Mother

CHAPTER III --The Husband and Father

CHAPTER IV -- An Evening in Uncle Tom's Cabin

CHAPTER V -- Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners

CHAPTER VI -- Discovery

CHAPTER VII -- The Mother's Struggle

CHAPTER VIII -- Eliza's Escape

CHAPTER -- In Which It Appears That a Senator Is But a Man IX

CHAPTER X -- The Property Is Carried Off

CHAPTER XI -- In Which Property Gets into an Improper State of Mind

CHAPTER XII -- Select Incident of Lawful Trade

CHAPTER XIII -- The Quaker Settlement

CHAPTER XIV -- Evangeline

CHAPTER XV -- Of Tom's New Master, and Various Other Matters

CHAPTER XVI -- Tom's Mistress and Her Opinions

CHAPTER XVII -- The Freeman's Defence

CHAPTER XVIII -- Miss Ophelia's Experiences and Opinions

VOLUME II

CHAPTER -- Miss Ophelia's Experiences and Opinions Continued XIX

CHAPTER XX -- Topsy

CHAPTER XXI -- Kentuck

CHAPTER XXII -- "The Grass Withereth-the Flower Fadeth"

CHAPTER XXIII -- Henrique

CHAPTER XXIV -- Foreshadowings

CHAPTER XXV -- The Little Evangelist

CHAPTER XXVI -- Death

CHAPTER XXVII -- "This Is the Last of Earth"

CHAPTER XXVIII -- Reunion

CHAPTER XXIX -- The Unprotected

CHAPTER XXX -- The Slave Warehouse

CHAPTER XXXI -- The Middle Passage

CHAPTER XXXII -- Dark Places

CHAPTER XXXIII -- Cassy

CHAPTER XXXIV -- The Quadroon's Story

CHAPTER XXXV -- The Tokens

CHAPTER XXXVI -- Emmeline and Cassy

CHAPTER XXXVII -- Liberty

CHAPTER XXXVIII -- The Victory

CHAPTER XXXIX -- The Stratagem

CHAPTER XL -- The Martyr

CHAPTER XLI -- The Young Master

CHAPTER XLII -- An Authentic Ghost Story

CHAPTER XLIII -- Results

CHAPTER XLIV -- The Liberator

CHAPTER XLV -- Concluding Remarks

QUEER LITTLE FOLKS

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

CONTENTS

Hen that Hatched Ducks

11

The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge

29

The History of Tip-Top

43

Miss Katy-Did and Miss Cricket

61

Mother Magpie’s Mischief

70

The Squirrels that live in a House

80

Hum, the Son of Buz

93

Our Country Neighbours

106

The Diverting History of Little Whiskey

117

List of Illustrations.

The Brood Hatched

19

Feeding the Fame Robin

59

Erecting the Hen-House

15

The Hen that Hatched Ducks

25

Enemies in Waiting

39

The Nest in the Apple-Tree

47

Tip-Top in bad Company

57

Venturous Squirrels

89

LIFE OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Compiled From Her Letters And Journals By Her Son Charles Edward Stowe

1890

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

CHILDHOOD 1811-1824.

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

1

CHAPTER II.

SCHOOL DAYS IN HARTFORD, 1824-1832.

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

22

CHAPTER III.

CINCINNATI, 1832-1836.

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

53

CHAPTER IV.

EARLY MARRIED LIFE, 1836-1840.

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

78

CHAPTER V.

POVERTY AND SICKNESS, 1840-1850.

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

100

CHAPTER VI.

REMOVAL TO BRUNSWICK, 1850-1852.

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

126

CHAPTER VII.

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, 1852.

"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

156

CHAPTER VIII.

FIRST TRIP TO EUROPE, 1853.

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

178

CHAPTER IX.

SUNNY MEMORIES, 1853.

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

205

CHAPTER X.

FROM OVER THE SEA, 1853.

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

228

CHAPTER XI.

HOME AGAIN, 1853-1856.

Anti-Slavery Work.—Stirring Times in the United States.—Address to the Ladies of Glasgow.—Appeal to the Women of America.—Correspondence with William Lloyd Garrison.—The Writing of "Dred."—Farewell Letter from Georgiana May.—Second Voyage to England

250

CHAPTER XII.

DRED, 1856.

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

270

CHAPTER XIII.

OLD SCENES REVISITED, 1856.

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

294

CHAPTER XIV.

THE MINISTER'S WOOING, 1857-1859.

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

315

CHAPTER XV.

THE THIRD TRIP TO EUROPE, 1859.

Third Visit to Europe.—Lady Byron on "The Minister's Wooing."—Some Foreign People and Things as they Appeared to Professor Stowe.—A Winter in Italy.—Things Unseen and Unrevealed.—Speculations concerning Spiritualism.—John Ruskin.—Mrs. Browning.—The Return to America.—Letters to Dr. Holmes

343

CHAPTER XVI.

THE CIVIL WAR, 1860-1865.

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

363

CHAPTER XVII.

FLORIDA, 1865-1869.

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

395

CHAPTER XVIII.

OLDTOWN FOLKS, 1869.

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"

419

CHAPTER XIX.

THE BYRON CONTROVERSY, 1869-1870.

Mrs. Stowe's Statement of her own Case.—The Circumstances under which she first met Lady Byron.—Letters to Lady Byron.—Letter to Dr. Holmes when about to publish "The True Story of Lady Byron's Life" in the "Atlantic."—Dr. Holmes's Reply.—The Conclusion of the Matter

445

CHAPTER XX.

GEORGE ELIOT.

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

459

CHAPTER XXI.

CLOSING SCENES, 1870-1889.

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

489

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE

Portrait of Mrs. Stowe. From a crayon by Richmond, made in England in 1853

Frontispiece

Silver Inkstand presented to Mrs. Stowe by her English Admirers in 1853

xi

Portrait of Mrs. Stowe's Grandmother, Roxanna Foote. From a miniature painted on ivory by her daughter, Mrs. Lyman Beecher

6

Birthplace at Litchfield, Conn.[A]

10

Portrait of Catherine E. Beecher. From a photograph taken in 1875

30

The Home at Walnut Hills, Cincinnati[A]

56

Portrait of Henry Ward Beecher. From a photograph by Rockwood, in 1884

130

Manuscript Page of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (fac-simile)

160

The Andover Home. From a painting by F. Rondel, in 1860, owned by Mrs. H. F. Allen

186

Portrait of Lyman Beecher, at the Age of Eighty-Seven. From a painting owned by the Boston Congregational Club

264

Portrait of the Duchess of Sutherland. From an engraving presented to Mrs. Stowe

318

The Old Home at Hartford

374

The Home at Mandarin, Florida

402

Portrait of Calvin Ellis Stowe. From a photograph taken in 1882

422

Portrait of Mrs. Stowe. From a photograph by Ritz and Hastings, in 1884

470

The Later Hartford Home

508

FOOTNOTE:

[A] From recent photographs and from views in the Autobiography of Lyman Beecher, published by Messrs. Harper & Brothers.

PINK AND WHITE TYRANNY

A Society Novel

By Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe

1871

CONTENTS.

Chap.

Page

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

SUNNY MEMORIES OF FOREIGN LANDS, VOL. 1 (of 2)

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

CONTENTS

Preface

Introductory

Breakfast In Liverpool—April 11.

Public Meeting In Liverpool—April 13.

Public Meeting In Glasgow—April 15.

Public Meeting In Edinburgh—April 20.

Public Meeting In Aberdeen—April 21.

Public Meeting In Dundee—April 22.

Address Of The Students Of Glasgow University—April 25.

Loud Mayor's Dinner At The Mansion House, London—May 2.

Stafford House Reception—May 7.

Congregational Union—May 13.

Royal Highland School Society Dinner, At The Freemason's Tavern, London—May 14.

Antislavery Society, Exeter Hall—May 16.

Soirée At Willis's Rooms—May 25.

Concluding Note.

Letter I

Letter II

Letter III

Letter IV

Letter V

Letter VI.

Letter VII

Letter VIII

Letter IX

Letter X

Letter XI

Letter XII

Letter XIII

Letter XIV

Letter XV

Letter XVI

Letter XVII

Letter XVIII

Notes

Credits

OLDTOWN FIRESIDE STORIES.

By Harriet Beecher Stowe.

CONTENTS

THE GHOST IN THE MILL

THE SULLIVAN LOOKING-GLASS.

THE MINISTER'S HOUSEKEEPER.

THE WIDOW'S BANDBOX.

CAPTAIN KIDD'S MONEY.

“MIS' ELDERKIN'S PITCHER.”

THE GHOST IN THE CAP'N BROWNHOUSE.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Titlepage

Frontispiece

The Ghost in the Mill, Page 001

Old Cack Knew Him Too, Page 020

Tailpiece, Page 024

The Sullivan Looking-glass, Page 025

Tailpiece, Page 052

The Minister's Housekeeper, Page 053

Huldy Came Behind Chokin' With Laugh, Page 065

I've Thrown the Pig in The Well, Page 070

Tailpiece, Page 078

The Widow's Bandbox, Page 079

Tailpiece, Page 102

Captain Kidd's Money, Page 108

They Dug Down About Five Feet, Page 119

Mis' Elderkin's Pitcher, Page 122

Ghost in Cap'n Brown House, Page 139

Stood There Lookin' Right at Cinthy, Page 149

HOUSEHOLD PAPERS AND STORIES

BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

1864

CONTENTS

PAGE

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

vii

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?

300

V.

The Transition

316

VI.

Bodily Religion: 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 GIRL

449

A SCHOLAR’S ADVENTURES IN THE COUNTRY

473

TRIALS OF A HOUSEKEEPER

487

THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND

A Story of the Coast of Maine

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

1896

CONTENTS

Introductory Note

CHAPTER

I.

Naomi

1

II.

Mara

5

III.

The Baptism and the Burial

9

IV.

Aunt Roxy and Aunt Ruey

15

V.

The Kittridges

25

VI.

Grandparents

36

VII.

From the Sea

47

VIII.

The Seen and the Unseen

58

IX.

Moses

74

X.

The Minister

85

XI.

Little Adventurers

99

XII.

Sea Tales

110

XIII.

Boy and Girl

120

XIV.

The Enchanted Island

132

XV.

The Home Coming

143

XVI.

The Natural and the Spiritual

154

XVII.

Lessons

165

XVIII.

Sally

175

XIX.

Eighteen

179

XX.

Rebellion

186

XXI.

The Tempter

198

XXII.

A Friend in Need

208

XXIII.

The Beginning of the Story

218

XXIV.

Desires and Dreams

229

XXV.

Miss Emily

235

XXVI.

Dolores

245

XXVII.

Hidden Things

258

XXVIII.

A Coquette

270

XXIX.

Night Talks

279

XXX.

The Launch of the Ariel

290

XXXI.

Greek meets Greek

303

XXXII.

The Betrothal

315

XXXIII.

At a Quilting

323

XXXIV.

Friends

329

XXXV.

The Toothacre Cottage

335

XXXVI.

The Shadow of Death

339

XXXVII.

The Victory

351

XXXVIII.

Open Vision

358

XXXIX.

The Land of Beulah

368

XL.

The Meeting

376

XLI.

Consolation

380

XLII.

Last Words

387

XLIII.

The Pearl

393

XLIV.

Four Years After

398

PALMETTO-LEAVES

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

1873

CONTENTS.

PAGE.

Nobody's Dog

1

A Flowery January in Florida

16

The Wrong Side of the Tapestry

26

A Letter To the Girls

40

A Water-coach, and a Ride in It

53

Picnicking up Julington

69

Magnolia

87

Yellow Jessamines

97

"Florida for Invalids"

116

Swamps and Orange-Trees

137

Letter-Writing

148

Magnolia Week

161

Buying Land in Florida

175

Our Experience in Crops

185

May in Florida

196

St. Augustine

206

Our Neighbor Over the Way

225

The Grand Tour up River

247

Old Cudjo and the Angel

267

The Laborers of the South

279

SALEM WITCHCRAFT

THE PLANCHETTE MYSTERY AND MODERN SPIRITUALISM

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

CONTENTS.

PAGE

The Place

7

The Salemite of Forty Years Ago

8

How the Subject was opened

9

Careful Historiography

10

The Actors in the Tragedy

12

Philosophy of the Delusion

12

Character of the Early Settlement

13

First Causes

15

Death of the Patriarch

16

Growth of Witchcraft

17

Trouble in the Church

18

Rev. Mr. Burroughs

19

Deodat Lawson

20

Parris—a Malignant

20

A Protean Devil

21

State of Physiology

22

William Penn as a Precedent

22

Phenomena of Witchcraft

23

Parris and his Circle

25

The Inquisitions—Sarah Good

26

A Child Witch

27

The Towne Sisters

28

Depositions of Parris and his Tools

31

Goody Nurse’s Excommunication

35

Mary Easty

36

Mrs. Cloyse

38

The Proctor Family

40

The Jacobs Family

41

Giles and Martha Corey

42

Decline of the Delusion

44

The Physio-Psychological Causes of the Trouble

45

The Last of Parris

47

“One of the Afflicted”—Her Confession

49

The Transition

50

The Fetish Theory Then and Now

51

The Views of Modern Investigators

53

Importance of the Subject

55

CONTENTS OF THE PLANCHETTE MYSTERY

What Planchette is and does (with review of Facts and Phenomena)

63

The Press on Planchette (with further details of Phenomena)

67

Theory First—That the Board is moved by the hands that rest upon it

70

Theory Second—“It is Electricity or Magnetism”

71

Proof that Electricity has nothing to do with it

78

Theory Third—The Devil Theory

79

Theory of a Floating Ambient Mentality

81

“To Daimonion”—The Demon

83

“It is some principle of nature as yet unknown”

85

Theory of the Agency of Departed Spirits

85

Planchette’s own Theory

89

The Rational Difficulty

92

The Medium—The Doctrine of Spheres

93

The Moral and Religious Difficulty

98

What this Modern Development is, and what is to come of it

102

Conclusion

105

How to work Planchette

106

SPIRITUALISM

History of Spiritualism

107

Scriptural Views

110

Communion of Saints

112

DR. DODDRIDGE’S DREAM

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. 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; Anecdotes—His First Candidacy and Speech—Goes to Legislature and Congress—The Seven Debates and Campaign against Douglass in 1858—Webster's and Lincoln's Language Compared—The Cooper Institute Speech—The Nomination at Chicago—Moral and Physical Courage—The Backwoodsman President and the Diplomatists—Significance of his Presidential Career—Religious Feelings—His Kindness—"The Baby Did It"—The First Inaugural—The Second Inaugural, and other State Papers—The Conspiracy and Assassination—The Opinions of Foreign Nations on Mr. Lincoln.

11

CHAPTER II.—ULYSSES S. GRANT.

A General Wanted—A Short War Expected—The Young Napoleon—God's Revenge Against Slavery—The Silent Man in Galena—"Tanning Leather"—Gen. Grant's Puritan Descent—How he Loaded the Logs—His West Point Career—Service in Mexico—Marries, and Leaves the Army—Wood-Cutting, Dunning and Leather-Selling—Enlists against the Rebellion—Missouri Campaign—Paducah Campaign—Fort Donelson Campaign—Battle of Shiloh—How Grant Lost his Temper—Vicksburg Campaign—Lincoln on Grant's "Drinking"—Chattanooga—Grant's Method of Making a Speech—Appointed Lieutenant-General—The Richmond Campaign—"Mr. Grant is a Very Obstinate Man"—Grant's Qualifications as a Ruler—Honesty—Generosity to Subordinates—Sound Judgment of Men—Power of Holding his Tongue—Grant's Sidewalk Platform—Talks Horse to Senator Wade—"Wants Nothing Said"—The Best Man for Next President.

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CHAPTER III.—WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.

Mr. Garrison's Birth and Parents—His Mother—Her Conversion—His Boyhood—Apprenticed to a Printer—First Anti-Slavery Address—Advice to Dr. Beecher—Benjamin Lundy—Garrison Goes to Baltimore—First Battle with Slavery—In Jail—First Number of the Liberator—Threats and Rage from the South—The American Anti-Slavery Society—First Visit to England—The Era of Mob Violence—The Respectable Boston Mob—Mr. Garrison's Account—Again in Jail—The Massachusetts Legislature Uncivil to the Abolitionists—Logical Vigor of the Slaveholders—Garrison's Disunionism—Denounces the Church—Liberality of the Liberator—The Southerners' own Testimony—Mr. Garrison's Bland Manners—His Steady Nerves—His 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.

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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. Sumner's Education, Legal and Literary Studies—Tendency to Ideal Perfection—Sumner and the Whigs—Abolitionism Social Death—Sumner's Opposition to the Mexican War—His Peace Principles—Sumner Opposes Slavery Within the Constitution, as Garrison Outside of it—Anti-Slavery and the Whigs—The Political Abolitionist Platform—Webster asked in vain to Oppose Slavery—Sumner's Rebuke of Winthrop—Joins the Free Soil Party—Succeeds Webster in the Senate—Great Speech against the Fugitive Slave Law—The Constitution a Charter of Liberty—Slavery not in the Constitution—First Speech after the Brooks Assault—Consistency as to Reconstruction.

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CHAPTER V.—SALMON P. CHASE.

England and our Finances in the War—President Wheelock and Mr. Chase's Seven Uncles—His Uncle the Bishop—His Sense of Justice at College—His Uncle the Senator—Admitted to the Bar for Cincinnati—His First Argument before a U. S. Court—Society in Cincinnati—The Ohio Abolitionists—Cincinnati on Slavery—The Church admits Slavery to be "an Evil"—Mr. Chase and the Birney Mob—The Case of the Slave Girl Matilda—How Mr. Chase "Ruined Himself"—He Affirms the Sectionality of Slavery—The Van Zandt Case—Extracts from Mr. Chase's Argument—Mr. Chase in Anti-Slavery Politics—His Qualifications as a Financier.

241

CHAPTER VI.—HENRY WILSON.

Lincoln, Chase and Wilson as Illustrations of Democracy—Wilson's Birth and Boyhood—Reads over One Thousand Books in Ten Years—Learns Shoemaking—Earns an Education Twice Over—Forms a Debating Society—Makes Sixty Speeches for Harrison—Enters into Political Life on the Working-Men's Side—Helps to form the Free Soil Party—Chosen United States Senator over Edward Everett—Aristocratic Politics in those Days—Wilson and the Slaveholding Senators—The Character of his Speaking—Full of Facts and Practical Sense—His Usefulness as Chairman of the Military Committee—His "History of the Anti-Slavery Measures in Congress"—The 37th and 38th Congresses—The Summary of Anti-Slavery Legislation from that Book—Other Abolitionist Forces—Contrast of Sentiments of Slavery and of Freedom—Recognition of Hayti and Liberia; Specimen of the Debate—Slave and Free Doctrine on Education—Equality in Washington Street Cars—Pro-Slavery Good Taste—Solon's Ideal of Democracy Reached in America.

269

CHAPTER VII.—HORACE GREELEY.

The Scotch-Irish Race in the United States—Mr. Greeley a Partly Reversed Specimen of it—His Birth and Boyhood—Learns to Read Books Upside Down—His Apprenticeship on a Newspaper—The Town Encyclopedia—His Industry at his Trade—His First Experience of a Fugitive Slave Chase—His First Appearance in New York—The Work on the Polyglot Testament—Mr. Greeley as "The Ghost"—The First Cheap Daily Paper—The Firm of Greeley & Story—The New Yorker, the Jeffersonian and the Log Cabin—Mr. Greeley as Editor of the New Yorker—Beginning of The Tribune—Mr. Greeley's Theory of a Political Newspaper—His Love for The Tribune—The First Week of that Paper—The Attack of the Sun and its Result—Mr. McElrath's Partnership—Mr. Greeley's Fourierism—"The Bloody Sixth"—The Cooper Libel Suits—Mr. Greeley in Congress—He Goes to Europe—His Course in the Rebellion—His Ambition and Qualifications for Office—The Key-Note of his Character.

293

CHAPTER VIII.—DAVID G. FARRAGUT.

The Lesson of the Rebellion to Monarchs—The Strength of the United States—The U. S. Naval Service—The Last War—State of the Navy in 1861—Admiral Farragut Represents the Old Navy and the New—Charlemagne's Physician, Farraguth—The Admiral's Letter about his Family—His Birth—His Cruise with Porter when a Boy of Nine—The Destruction of the Essex—Farragut in Peace Times—Expected to go with the South—Refuses, is Threatened, and goes North—The Opening of the Mississippi—The Bay Fight at Mobile—The Admiral's Health—Farragut and the Tobacco Bishop.

311

CHAPTER IX.—JOHN A. ANDREW.

Governor Andrew's Death Caused by the War—The Governors Dr. Beecher Prayed for—Governor Andrew a Christian Governor—Gov. Andrew's Birth—He goes to Boston to Study Law—Not Averse to unfashionable and Unpopular Causes—His Cheerfulness and Social Accomplishments—His Sunday School Work—Lives Plainly—His Clear Foresight of the War—Sends a Thousand Men to Washington in One Day—The Story of the Blue Overcoats—The Telegram for the Bodies of the Dead of Baltimore—Gov. Andrew's Tender Care for the Poor—The British Minister and the Colored Women—The Governor's Kindness to the Soldier's Wife—His Biblical Proclamations—The Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1861—The Proclamation of 1862—His Interest in the Schools for the Richmond Poor—Cotton Mather's Eulogy on Gov. Winthrop—Gov. Andrew's Farewell Address to the Massachusetts Legislature—State Gratitude to Gov. Andrew's Family.

325

CHAPTER X.—SCHUYLER COLFAX.

General William Colfax, Washington's Friend—Mr. Colfax his Grandson—Mr. Colfax's Birth and Boyhood—Removes to Indiana—Becomes Deputy County Auditor—Begins to Deal with Politics—Becomes an Editor—The Period of Maximum Debt—Mr. Colfax's First Year—He is Burnt Out—His Subsequent Success as an Editor—His Political Career as a Whig—Joins the Republican Party—Popularity in his own District—The Nebraska Bill—Mr. Colfax goes into Congress—The Famous Contest for Speakership—Mr. Colfax Saves his Party from Defeat—Banks Chosen Speaker—Mr. Colfax's Great Speech on the Bogus Laws of Kansas—The Ball and Chain for Free Speech—Mr. Colfax Shows the Ball, and A. H. Stephens Holds it for him—Mr. Colfax Renominated Unanimously—His Remarkable Success in his own District—Useful Labors in Post Office Committee—Early for Lincoln for President—Mr. Colfax urged for Post Master General—His Usefulness as Speaker—The Qualifications for that Post—Mr. Colfax's Public Virtues.

347

CHAPTER XI.—EDWIN M. STANTON.

Rebel Advantages at Opening of the War—They Knew all about the Army Officers—Early Contrast of Rebel Enthusiasm and Union Indifference—Importance of Mr. Stanton's Post—His Birth and Ancestry—His Education and Law Studies—County Attorney—State Reporter—Defends Mr. 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.

363

CHAPTER XII.—FREDERICK DOUGLASS.

The Opportunity for Every Man in a Republic—The Depth Below a White Man's Poverty—The Starting Point whence Fred Douglass Raised Himself—His Mother—Her Noble Traits—Her Self Denial for the sake of Seeing him—She Defends him against Aunt Katy—Her Death—Col. Loyd's Plantation—The Luxury of his own Mansion—The Organization of his Estate—"Old Master"—How they Punished the Women—How Young Douglass Philosophized on Being a Slave—Plantation Life—The Allowance of Food—The Clothes—An Average Plantation Day—Mr. Douglass' Experience as a Slave Child—The Slave Children's Trough—The Slave Child's Thoughts—The Melancholy of Slave Songs—He Becomes a House Servant—A Kind Mistress Teaches him to Read—How he Completed his Education—Effects of Learning to Read—Experiences Religion and Prays for Liberty—Learns to Write—Hires his Time, and Absconds—Becomes a Free Working-Man in New Bedford—Marries—Mr. Douglass on Garrison—Mr. Douglass' Literary Career.

380

CHAPTER XIII.—PHILIP H. SHERIDAN.

Sheridan a Full-Blooded Irishman—The Runaway Horse—Constitutional Fearlessness—Sheridan Goes to West Point—Sheridan's Apprenticeship to War—The Fight with the Apaches at Fort Duncan—He is Transferred to Oregon—Commands at Fort Yamhill in the Yokima Reservation—The Quarrel among the Yokimas—Sheridan Popular with Indians—He Thinks he has a Chance to be Major Some Day—Sheridan's Shyness with Ladies—He Employs a Substitute in Waiting on a Lady—Sheridan's Kindness and Efficiency in Office Work—He Becomes a Colonel of Cavalry—His Shrewd Defeat of Gen. Chalmers—Becomes Brigadier—The Kentucky Campaign against Bragg—Sheridan Saves the Battle of Perrysville—Saves the Battle of Murfreesboro—Gen. Rousseau on Sheridan's Fighting—Sheridan at Missionary Ridge—Joins Grant as Chief of Cavalry—His Raids around Lee—His Campaign in the Valley of Virginia—He Moves Across and Joins in the Final Operations—His Administration at New Orleans—Grant's Opinion of Sheridan.

405

CHAPTER XIV.—WILLIAM T. SHERMAN.

The Result of Eastern Blood and Western Developments—Lincoln, Grant, Chase and Sherman Specimens of it—The Sherman Family Character—Hon. Thomas Ewing adopts Sherman—Character of the Boy—He Enters West Point—His Peculiar Traits Showing thus Early—How he Treated his "Pleb"—His Early Military Service—His Appearance as First Lieutenant—Marries and Resigns—Banker at San Francisco—Superintendent of Louisiana Military Academy—His Noble Letter Resigning the Superintendency—He Foresees a Great War—Cameron and Lincoln Think not—Sherman at Bull Run—He Goes to Kentucky—Wants Two Hundred Thousand Troops—The False Report of his Insanity—Joins Grant; His Services at Shiloh—Services in the Vicksburg Campaigns—Endurance of Sherman and his Army—Sherman's estimate of Grant—How to live on the Enemy—Prepares to move from Atlanta—The Great March—His Courtesy to the Colored People—His Foresight in War—Sherman on Office-Holding.

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CHAPTER XV.—OLIVER O. HOWARD.

Can there be a Christian Soldier?—General Howard's Birth—His Military Education—His Life Before the Rebellion—Resigns in Order to get into the Field—Made Brigadier for Good Conduct at Bull Run—Commands the Eleventh Corps and Joins the Army at Chattanooga—His Services in the Army of the Potomac—Extreme Calmness on the Field of Battle—Services with Sherman—Sherman's high Opinion of him—Col. Bowman's Admiration of Howard's Christian Observances—Patriotic Services while Invalided at Home—Reproves the Swearing Teamster—Placed over the Freedmen's Bureau—The Central Historic Fact of the War—The Rise of Societies to Help the Freedmen—The Work of the Freedmen's Bureau—Disadvantages Encountered by it, and by General Howard—Results of the Bureau thus far—Col. Bowman's Description of Gen. Howard's Duties—Gen. Sherman's Letter to Gen. Howard on Assuming the Post—Estimate of Gen. Howard's Abilities.

447

CHAPTER XVI.—WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM.

The Buckinghams an Original Puritan Family—Rev. Thomas Buckingham—Gov. Buckingham's Father and Mother—Lebanon, the Birthplace of Five Governors—Gov. 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. Aiken to Washington—The Isolation of that City from the North—Gov. Buckingham's Policy for the War; Letter to Mr. Lincoln—His Views on Emancipation; Letter to Mr. Lincoln—Anecdote of the Temperance Governor's Staff.

463

CHAPTER XVII.—WENDELL PHILLIPS.

Birth and Ancestry of Wendell Phillips—His Education and Social Advantage—The Lovejoy Murder—Speech in Faneuil Hall—The Murder Justified—Mr. 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. Beecher a Younger Child—Death of his Mother—His Step-Mother's Religious Influence—Ma'am Kilbourn's School—The Passing Bell—Unprofitable Schooling—An Inveterate School Joker—Masters the Latin Grammar—Goes to Amherst College—His Love of Flowers—Modes of Study; a Reformer—Mr. Beecher and the Solemn Tutor—His Favorite Poetry—His Introduction to Phrenology—His Mental Philosophy—Doctrine of Spiritual Intuition—Punctuality for Joke's Sake—Old School and New School—Doubts on Entering the Ministry—Settlement at Lawrenceburg—His Studies; First Revival—Large Accessions to the Church—"Tropical Style"—Ministerial Jokes—Slavery in the Pulpit—The Transfer to Brooklyn—Plymouth Church Preaching—Visit to England—Speeches in England—Letters from England—Christian View of England—The Exeter Hall Speech—Preaches an Unpopular Forgiveness.

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WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY

A SERIES OF SKETCHES DRAWN FROM SCRIPTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND LEGENDARY SOURCES

By Harriet Beecher Stowe

1874

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

I. WOMEN OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGES.

1. Sarah the Princess.

2. Hagar the Slave.

3. Rebekah the Bride.

4. Leah and Rachel.

II. WOMEN OF THE NATIONAL PERIOD.

5. Miriam, Sister of Moses.

6. Deborah the Prophetess.

7. Delilah the Destroyer.

8. Jephtha's Daughter.

9. Hannah the Praying Mother.

10. Ruth the Moabitess.

11. The Witch of Endor.

12. Queen Esther.

13. Judith the Deliverer.

III. WOMEN OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA.

14. The Mythical Madonna.

15. Mary the Mother of Jesus.

16. The Daughter of Herodias.

17. The Woman of Samaria.

18. Mary Magdalene.

19. Martha and Mary.

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INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Compiled by David Widger

CONTENTS

Click on the ## before each title to view a linked table of contents for each of the twelve volumes. Click on the title itself to open the original online file.

TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN or Life among the Lowly

CONTENTS

QUEER LITTLE FOLKS

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations.

LIFE OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Compiled From Her Letters And Journals By Her Son Charles Edward Stowe

1890

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FOOTNOTE:

PINK AND WHITE TYRANNY

A Society Novel

1871

CONTENTS.

SUNNY MEMORIES OF FOREIGN LANDS, VOL. 1 (of 2)

CONTENTS

OLDTOWN FIRESIDE STORIES.

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

HOUSEHOLD PAPERS AND STORIES

1864

CONTENTS

THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND

A Story of the Coast of Maine

1896

CONTENTS

PALMETTO-LEAVES

1873

CONTENTS.

SALEM WITCHCRAFT

THE PLANCHETTE MYSTERY AND MODERN SPIRITUALISM By Harriet Beecher Stowe

CONTENTS.

CONTENTS OF THE PLANCHETTE MYSTERY

SPIRITUALISM

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.

1868

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CONTENTS

WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY

A SERIES OF SKETCHES DRAWN FROM SCRIPTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND LEGENDARY SOURCES By Harriet Beecher Stowe

1874

CONTENTS.

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE