Walk into My Parlor

Chapters from fourteen best-selling classic novels published between 1842 and 1919 are compiled here for today''s readers. The selections not only give a rare un-stereotyped look at the day-to-day life in grandma''s time but also reveal a wealth of good reading that has long been forgotten.

Tales about sheepherding contest, a family Sunday evening around the fireplace, a great snowstorm, a new mini...