Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches

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Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches

by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

EN·~4 hours

Chapters

Description

A warm and observant collection of short sketches brings listeners into the everyday rooms of 19th‑century households. Each tale turns a simple domestic moment—whether a mother’s quiet counsel, a wedding’s first steps, or a family’s modest dispute—into a study of how home shapes character. The stories invite reflection on self‑denial, right action, and the subtle power that family life holds over the heart.

One notable vignette follows a newly married couple debating the true cost of comfort against their modest means. Their polite banter about rent, a piano, and evening concerts reveals the pull between aspiration and prudence, and hints at the larger moral questions that will unfold. Listeners will find the gentle humor and earnest concerns a relatable window into timeless choices about what a home should provide.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (254K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

2003-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

1809–1885

Best known for the temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There, this hugely popular 19th-century American writer built his career on vivid moral tales drawn from everyday life. His stories were written for a broad audience and often aimed to spark sympathy, reform, and conversation.

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