Frustrated with life in the tenements generally and the negative influences on his children specifically, a father decides to move his family to the country, where they live off the land and breathe fresh air. - Summary by David Gore
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
PREFACE
01:53 - Chapter 2
CHAPTER I A PROBLEM
13:26 - Chapter 3
CHAPTER II I STATE THE CASE
09:45 - Chapter 4
CHAPTER III NEW PROSPECTS
05:11 - Chapter 5
CHAPTER IV A MOMENTOUS EXPEDITION
06:45 - Chapter 6
CHAPTER V A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT
07:35 - Chapter 7
CHAPTER VI A BLUFF FRIEND
08:46 - Chapter 8
CHAPTER VII MR. JONES SHOWS ME THE PLACE
10:11 - Chapter 9
CHAPTER VIII TELLING ABOUT EDEN
05:30 - Chapter 10
CHAPTER IX BREAKING CAMP
06:15 - Chapter 11
CHAPTER X SCENES ON THE WHARF
09:16 - Chapter 12
CHAPTER XI A VOYAGE UP THE HUDSON
11:02 - Chapter 13
CHAPTER XII A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN
10:53 - Chapter 14
CHAPTER XIII RESCUED AND AT HOME
13:53 - Chapter 15
CHAPTER XIV SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD
13:45 - Chapter 16
CHAPTER XV OUR SUNNY KITCHEN
10:16 - Chapter 17
CHAPTER XVI MAKING A PLACE FOR CHICKENS
07:46 - Chapter 18
CHAPTER XVII GOOD BARGAINS IN MAPLE SUGAR
06:18 - Chapter 19
CHAPTER XVIII BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL
10:53 - Chapter 20
CHAPTER XIX JOHN JONES, JUN
10:12 - Chapter 21
CHAPTER XX RASPBERRY LESSONS
11:02 - Chapter 22
CHAPTER XXI THE ''VANDOO''
10:45 - Chapter 23
CHAPTER XXII EARLY APRIL GARDENING
13:42 - Chapter 24
CHAPTER XXIII A BONFIRE AND A FEAST
12:41 - Chapter 25
CHAPTER XXIV ''NO BLIND DRIFTING''
05:43 - Chapter 26
CHAPTER XXV OWLS AND ANTWERPS
07:02 - Chapter 27
CHAPTER XXVI A COUNTRY SUNDAY
07:09 - Chapter 28
CHAPTER XXVII STRAWBERRY VISIONS AND ''PERTATERS''
09:24 - Chapter 29
CHAPTER XXVIII CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC
07:41 - Chapter 30
CHAPTER XXIX WE GO A-FISHING
07:34 - Chapter 31
CHAPTER XXX WEEDS AND WORKING FOR DEAR LIFE
13:49 - Chapter 32
CHAPTER XXXI NATURE SMILES AND HELPS
09:36 - Chapter 33
CHAPTER XXXII CHERRIES, BERRIES, AND BERRY-THIEVES
10:24 - Chapter 34
CHAPTER XXXIII GIVEN HIS CHOICE
10:55 - Chapter 35
CHAPTER XXXIV GIVEN A CHANCE
15:02 - Chapter 36
CHAPTER XXXV WE SHALL ALL EARN OUR SALT
11:54 - Chapter 37
CHAPTER XXXVI A THUNDERBOLT
06:59 - Chapter 38
CHAPTER XXXVII RALLYING FROM THE BLOW
17:35 - Chapter 39
CHAPTER XXXVIII AUGUST WORK AND PLAY
10:16 - Chapter 40
CHAPTER XXXIX A TRIP TO THE SEASHORE
11:40 - Chapter 41
CHAPTER XL A VISIT TO HOUGHTON FARM
10:55 - Chapter 42
CHAPTER XLI HOARDING FOR WINTER
11:36 - Chapter 43
CHAPTER XLII AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT
26:56 - Chapter 44
CHAPTER XLIII THANKSGIVING DAY
05:56 - Chapter 45
CHAPTER XLIV WE CAN MAKE A LIVING IN EDEN
06:10