Hope Farm Notes

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Hope Farm Notes

by Herbert W. (Herbert Winslow) Collingwood

EN·~5 hours·30 chapters

Chapters

30 total

HOPE FARM NOTES

1:58

HOPE FARM NOTES - THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE BARN

31:11

A HOPE FARM SERMON

7:41

GRANDMOTHER

11:11

LAUGHTER AND RELIGION

7:17

A DAY IN FLORIDA

10:49

THE BASEBALL GAME

8:23

TRANSPLANTING THE YOUNG IDEA

10:08

THE SLEEPLESS MAN

7:50

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY

8:17
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Description

Through a series of gently witty sketches, a New England farm boy shares the everyday rhythms that shaped his world. He contrasts the warm, sun‑lit side of the barn where hens cluck and laughter rings with the cold, work‑laden side where a boy learns the value of hard labor. The narrator’s reflections turn simple chores into meditations on duty, joy, and the balance between necessity and play.

Each note captures a slice of rural life—whether a baseball game in the fields, a Christmas celebrated with homemade lanterns, or a quiet sermon whispered in the loft. The voice is conversational, peppered with humor and a quiet philosophy that invites listeners to see the brighter side of farm existence. As the stories unfold, listeners are drawn into a timeless landscape where the lessons of the past echo in today’s search for meaning.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (341K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Sep 19, 2020

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

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Herbert W. (Herbert Winslow) Collingwood

1857–1927

A longtime newspaper editor with a deep love of rural life, he spent decades shaping how American readers thought about farming, gardening, and country living. He also wrote fiction and reflective prose, bringing a warm, observant voice to both practical advice and storytelling.

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