Town and CountryTOWN AND COUNTRY.Reading editionChapter navigation135 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTOWN AND COUNTRY.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIITHE LOVE OF ELINORE.'TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED.I CALL THEE MINE.THE OLD TREE AND ITS LESSON.VOICES FROM THE SPIRIT-LAND.THE BEACON-LIGHT.BEAR UP.A WELCOME SONG TO SPRING.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXTHOUGHTS THAT COME FROM LONG AGO.DETERMINED TO BE RICH.THE HEAVEN SENT, HEAVEN RETURNED.FLOWERS, BRIGHT FLOWERS!FORGET ME NOT.WHAT IS TRUTH?THE HOMESTEAD VISIT.THE MARINER'S SONG.LOVE'S LAST WORDS.LIGHT IN DARKNESS.MT. VERNON, AND THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON.FREEDOM'S GATHERING.SONG OF THE BIRD.I CHANGE BUT IN DYING.HE IS THY BROTHER.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIANGELINA.FAREWELL, MY NATIVE LAND.UNLEARNED TO LOVE.WHAT WAS IT?LETTERS AND LETTER-WRITING.A VISION OF REALITY.JEWELS OF THE HEART.LIGHT FROM A BETTER LAND.POOR AND WEARY!THE BANDBOX MOVEMENT.NEW ENGLAND HOMES.LOVE THAT WANES NOT.ONWARD COURAGEOUSLY.A FOREST PIC-NIC SONG.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIITHE ADVENT OF HOPE.CHILD AND SIRE.A BROTHER'S WELCOME.THE IMMENSITY OF CREATION.A VISION OF HEAVEN.THERE'S HOPE FOR THEE YET.SOLILOQUY OVER THE GRAVE OF A WIFE.THE FUGITIVES.THE UNIVERSAL JUBILEE.THE BATTLE OF THE RED MEN.SUNLIGHT ON THE SOUL.A SONG FROM THE ABSENT.TWILIGHT FOREST HYMN.THE SUMMER SHOWER.AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AUTOMATON.TO THE UNKNOWN DONOR OF A BOUQUET.TO A SISTER IN HEAVEN.I DREAMED OF THEE, LAST NIGHT, LOVE!THEY TELL OF HAPPY BOWERS.MAN CANNOT LIVE AND LOVE NOT.BETTER THAN GOLD.GONE AWAY.LINES TO MY WIFE.CHEER UP.TRUST THOU IN GOD.THE MINISTRATION OF SORROW.GIVING PUBLICITY TO BUSINESS.THE MISSION OF KINDNESS.A PLEA FOR THE FALLEN.JOY BEYOND.THE SUMMER DAYS ARE COMING.THE MAN WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING.PRIDE AND POVERTY.WORDS THAT TOUCH THE INNER HEART.OUR HOME.SPECULATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCE.RETROSPECTION.NATURE'S FAIR DAUGHTER, BEAUTIFUL WATER.THE TEST OF FRIENDSHIP.WEEP NOT.RICH AND POOR.THE HOMEWARD BOUND.THE POOR OF EARTH.IF I DON'T, OTHERS WILL.NOT MADE FOR AN EDITOR.HERE'S TO THE HEART THAT'S EVER BRIGHT.MORNING BEAUTY.THE RECOMPENSE OF GOODNESS.BRIDAL SONGS.THE JUG AFLOAT.Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VGIVE, AND STAY THEIR MISERY.THE SPIRIT OF MAN.PAUSE AND THINK.LITTLE NELLY.WE SHALL ALL BE HAPPY SOON.REUNION.THE VILLAGE MYSTERY.THE WAYSIDE DEATH.BEAUTY AND INNOCENCE.NIGHT.NOT DEAD, BUT CHANGED.THE DISINHERITED.Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVTHE SEASONS ALL ARE BEAUTIFUL.SPRING.A TEXT FOR A LIFETIME.NOW CLOSE THE BOOK.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Chapter IAll chapters and sections (135)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTOWN AND COUNTRY.Chapters123Other sectionsTHE LOVE OF ELINORE.'TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED.I CALL THEE MINE.THE OLD TREE AND ITS LESSON.VOICES FROM THE SPIRIT-LAND.THE BEACON-LIGHT.BEAR UP.A WELCOME SONG TO SPRING.Chapters123456789Other sectionsTHOUGHTS THAT COME FROM LONG AGO.DETERMINED TO BE RICH.THE HEAVEN SENT, HEAVEN RETURNED.FLOWERS, BRIGHT FLOWERS!FORGET ME NOT.WHAT IS TRUTH?THE HOMESTEAD VISIT.THE MARINER'S SONG.LOVE'S LAST WORDS.LIGHT IN DARKNESS.MT. VERNON, AND THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON.FREEDOM'S GATHERING.SONG OF THE BIRD.I CHANGE BUT IN DYING.HE IS THY BROTHER.Chapters12345678Other sectionsANGELINA.FAREWELL, MY NATIVE LAND.UNLEARNED TO LOVE.WHAT WAS IT?LETTERS AND LETTER-WRITING.A VISION OF REALITY.JEWELS OF THE HEART.LIGHT FROM A BETTER LAND.POOR AND WEARY!THE BANDBOX MOVEMENT.NEW ENGLAND HOMES.LOVE THAT WANES NOT.ONWARD COURAGEOUSLY.A FOREST PIC-NIC SONG.Chapters123Other sectionsTHE ADVENT OF HOPE.CHILD AND SIRE.A BROTHER'S WELCOME.THE IMMENSITY OF CREATION.A VISION OF HEAVEN.THERE'S HOPE FOR THEE YET.SOLILOQUY OVER THE GRAVE OF A WIFE.THE FUGITIVES.THE UNIVERSAL JUBILEE.THE BATTLE OF THE RED MEN.SUNLIGHT ON THE SOUL.A SONG FROM THE ABSENT.TWILIGHT FOREST HYMN.THE SUMMER SHOWER.AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AUTOMATON.TO THE UNKNOWN DONOR OF A BOUQUET.TO A SISTER IN HEAVEN.I DREAMED OF THEE, LAST NIGHT, LOVE!THEY TELL OF HAPPY BOWERS.MAN CANNOT LIVE AND LOVE NOT.BETTER THAN GOLD.GONE AWAY.LINES TO MY WIFE.CHEER UP.TRUST THOU IN GOD.THE MINISTRATION OF SORROW.GIVING PUBLICITY TO BUSINESS.THE MISSION OF KINDNESS.A PLEA FOR THE FALLEN.JOY BEYOND.THE SUMMER DAYS ARE COMING.THE MAN WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING.PRIDE AND POVERTY.WORDS THAT TOUCH THE INNER HEART.OUR HOME.SPECULATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCE.RETROSPECTION.NATURE'S FAIR DAUGHTER, BEAUTIFUL WATER.THE TEST OF FRIENDSHIP.WEEP NOT.RICH AND POOR.THE HOMEWARD BOUND.THE POOR OF EARTH.IF I DON'T, OTHERS WILL.NOT MADE FOR AN EDITOR.HERE'S TO THE HEART THAT'S EVER BRIGHT.MORNING BEAUTY.THE RECOMPENSE OF GOODNESS.BRIDAL SONGS.THE JUG AFLOAT.Chapters2345Other sectionsGIVE, AND STAY THEIR MISERY.THE SPIRIT OF MAN.PAUSE AND THINK.LITTLE NELLY.WE SHALL ALL BE HAPPY SOON.REUNION.THE VILLAGE MYSTERY.THE WAYSIDE DEATH.BEAUTY AND INNOCENCE.NIGHT.NOT DEAD, BUT CHANGED.THE DISINHERITED.Chapters234Other sectionsTHE SEASONS ALL ARE BEAUTIFUL.SPRING.A TEXT FOR A LIFETIME.NOW CLOSE THE BOOK.SAVED BY KINDNESS.A kind word is of more value than gold or precious stones.◇← Front matterCHAPTER I. →