Shadows and sunbeams: Being a second series of Fern leaves from Fanny's portfolio
by Fanny Fern
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In 'Shadows and Being a Second Series of Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio', Fanny Fern delves deeper into her signature blend of wit, satire, and social commentary. Through a series of essays and sketches, Fern scrutinizes the complexities of 19th-century American society, particularly in regards to gender, class, and domestic life. Her sharp observations and pointed critique are delivered with a dose of humor and compassion, making this collection a poignant yet entertaining read. Within the literary context of the time, Fern's work stands out for its boldness and daring in addressing taboo...
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- SHADOWS AND SUNBEAMS: Being a Second Series OF FERN LEAVES FROM FANNY’S PORTFOLIO.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- SHADOWS AND SUNBEAMS; Being a Second Series of “Fern Leaves.”
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- AUNT HEPSY.
- THOUGHTS AT CHURCH.
- THE BROTHERS.
- CURIOUS THINGS.
- THE ADVANTAGES OF A HOUSE IN A FASHIONABLE SQUARE.
- WINTER IS COMING.
- “THE OTHER SEX.”
- SOLILOQUY OF MR. BROADBRIM.
- WILLY GREY.
- TABITHA TOMPKINS’ SOLILOQUY.
- SOLILOQUY OF A HOUSEMAID.
- CRITICS.
- FORGETFUL HUSBANDS.
- SUMMER FRIENDS.
- HOW THE WIRES ARE PULLED: OR, WHAT PRINTER’S INK WILL DO.
- WHO WOULD BE THE LAST MAN?
- “ONLY A COUSIN.”
- THE CALM OF DEATH.
- MRS. ADOLPHUS SMITH SPORTING THE “BLUE STOCKING.”
- CECILE VRAY.
- SAM SMITH’S SOLILOQUY.
- LOVE AND DUTY.
- A FALSE PROVERB
- A MODEL HUSBAND
- HOW IS IT?
- A MORNING RAMBLE.
- HOUR-GLASS THOUGHTS.
- SOBER HUSBANDS.
- BOARDING-HOUSE EXPERIENCE.
- A GRUMBLE FROM THE (H)ALTAR.
- A WICK-ED PARAGRAPH.
- MISTAKEN PHILANTHROPY.
- INSIGNIFICANT LOVE.
- A MODEL MARRIED MAN.
- MEDITATIONS OF PAUL PRY, JUN.
- SUNSHINE AND YOUNG MOTHERS.
- UNCLE BEN’S ATTACK OF SPRING FEVER, AND HOW HE GOT CURED.
- THE AGED MINISTER VOTED A DISMISSION.
- THE FATAL MARRIAGE.
- A MATRIMONIAL REVERIE.
- FRANCES SARGEANT OSGOOD.
- A MOTHER’S PRAYER IN ILLNESS.
- A PUNCH AT “PUNCH.”
- BEST THINGS.
- THE VESTRY MEETING.
- A BROADWAY SHOP REVERIE.
- “THE OLD WOMAN.”
- SUNDAY MORNING AT THE DIBDINS.
- SUNDAY NOON AT THE DIBDINS.
- ITEMS OF TRAVEL.
- NEWSPAPER-DOM.
- HAVE WE ANY MEN AMONG US?
- HOW TO CURE THE BLUES.
- RAIN IN THE CITY.
- MRS. WEASEL’S HUSBAND.
- COUNTRY SUNDAY v. CITY SUNDAY.
- OUR STREET.
- WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY.
- LITTLE BESSIE; OR, MISS PRIM’S MODEL SCHOOL.
- THE DELIGHTS OF VISITING.
- HELEN HAVEN’S “HAPPY NEW YEAR.”
- DOLLARS AND DIMES.
- OUR NELLY.
- “STUDY MEN, NOT BOOKS.”
- “MURDER OF THE INNOCENTS; OR, HOME THE PLACE FOR MARRIED FOLKS.
- AMERICAN LADIES.
- THE STRAY SHEEP.
- THE FASHIONABLE PREACHER.
- “CASH.”[1]
- ONLY A CHILD.
- MR. PIPKIN’S IDEAS OF FAMILY RETRENCHMENT.
- A CHAPTER FOR NICE OLD FARMERS.
- MADAME ROUILLON’S “MOURNING SALOON.”
- FASHION IN FUNERALS.
- HOUSEHOLD TYRANTS.
- WOMEN AND MONEY.
- THE SICK BACHELOR.
- A MOTHER’S INFLUENCE.
- MR. PUNCH MISTAKEN.
- FERN MUSINGS.
- THE TIME TO CHOOSE.
- SPRING IS COMING.
- STEAMBOAT SIGHTS AND REFLECTIONS.
- A GOTHAM REVERIE.
- SICKNESS COMES TO YOU IN THE CITY.
- HUNGRY HUSBANDS.
- LIGHT AND SHADOW; OR, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
- WHAT LOVE WILL ACCOMPLISH.
- MRS. GRUMBLE’S SOLILOQUY.
- HENRY WARD BEECHER.
- AN OLD MAID’S DECISION.
- FATHER TAYLOR, THE SAILOR’S PREACHER.
- SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
- WHOM DOES IT CONCERN?
- “WHO LOVES A RAINY DAY?”
- A CONSCIENTIOUS YOUNG MAN.
- CITY SCENES AND CITY LIFE. NUMBER ONE.
- CITY SCENES AND CITY LIFE. NUMBER TWO.
- CITY SCENES AND CITY LIFE. NUMBER THREE.
- CITY SCENES AND CITY LIFE. NUMBER FOUR—BARNUM’S POULTRY SHOW.
- TWO PICTURES.
- FEMININE WAITERS AT HOTELS.
- LETTER TO THE EMPRESS EUGENIA.
- MUSIC IN THE NATURAL WAY.
- FOR LADIES THAT “GO SHOPPING.”
- THE OLD MERCHANT WANTS A SITUATION.
- A MOVING TALE.
- THIS SIDE AND THAT.
- MRS. ZEBEDEE SMITH’S PHILOSOPHY.
- A LANCE COUCHED FOR THE CHILDREN.
- A CHAPTER ON HOUSEKEEPING.
- A FERN REVERIE.
- A “BROWN STUDY”—SUGGESTED BY BROWN VAILS.
- INCIDENT AT THE FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY.
- APOLLO HYACINTH.
- SPOILED LITTLE BOY.
- BARNUM’S MUSEUM.
- NANCY PRY’S SOLILOQUY.
- FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.
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