Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. Biographical and critical introduction -- Piecing together a portrait ; Chamberlain's life and family ; Chamberlain's writings -- II. Betsey Chamberlain's writings : texts -- 1. Native tales and dream visions -- Fire-side scene ; Indian pledge ; New society ; Reverie ; Sabbath morning ; Vision of truth ; Visit to a grave-yard -- 2. Unprivileged sex : women's concerns -- Aunt Dear Soul ; Cousin Mary ; Fortune-telling : a narrative of Salmagundi ; Last witch of Salmagundi ; Letter about old maids ; Old maids and old bachelors. Their relative value in society ; Origin of small talk ; Recollections of an old maid. Number 1 ; Recollections of an old maid. Number 2 ; Recollections of an old maid. Number 3 ; Witchcraft -- 3. Our town : village sketches -- Black glove ; Christmas ; First dish of tea ; First wedding in Salmagundi ; Husking ; La Brainard ; Old farm-house ; Our town : how it looked ; Our town. Number 2. Our meeting house ; Our town. Number 3. Our pulpit ; Prayer in a sick-room ; Recollections of my childhood ; Whortleberry excursion : a true narrative ; Sugar-making excursion ; Tribute to Salmagundi ; Winter evening --Appendix A : Pedigree chart -- Appendix B : Brief chronology of Betsey Guppy Chamberlain's life -- Appendix C : Chronological listing of writings ; Notes to preface and introduction -- Notes to Chamberlain's writings.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index.
