About this book
These 18 wonderful short stories by Eleanor H. Porter, the author of Pollyanna, deal with those marvelous and maddeningly frustrating creatures: human beings. As always, Porter describes real people with sensitivity and an insight into all of their variety that makes you say "I knew someone just like that". She is able to capture the faded, but not quite extinguished, dreams of the elderly and the bright hopes of youth. The theme of this collection is how we humans deal with life and love throughout our lives, "Across the Years", no matter where we are or what era we live in. (Summary by phil chenevert)
Chapters (18)
101 - When Father and Mother Rebelled
202 - Jupiter Ann
303 - The Axminster Path
404 - Phineas and the Motor Car
505 - The Most Wonderful Woman
606 - The Price of a Pair of Shoes
707 - The Long Road
808 - A Couple of Capitalists
909 - In the Footsteps of Katy
1010 - The Bridge Across the Years
1111 - For Jimmy
1212 - A Summons Home
1313 - The Black Silk Gowns
1414 - A Belated Honeymoon
1515 - When Aunt Abby Waked Up
1616 - Wristers for Three
1717 - The Giving Thanks of Cyrus and Huldah
1818 - A New England Idol
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