Seven days in the country
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| Title | Seven days in the country |
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| Dates | 1890-1899 |
| Abstract | Chapters 1 and 4 of an unattributed and unfinished story, "Seven Days in the Country," by one of the Nelson brothers. The story tells of three brothers Dick, Fred and Franz. The first chapter introduces the brothers as hardworking farm boys preferring the outdoors to lessons inside. They ask their mother to allow them to conduct their lessons outside and she agrees. Chapter 4 begins with the two eldest brothers working to put a calf back in the pasture. After getting the calf back to pasture, the three boys go out with their father to do chores in the fields. While out in the fields Dick steps on his scythe and cuts his bare foot. He returns to the house to be mended by his mother and then rejoins his brothers in the field. The book has blocks laid out for illustrations but there are no illustrations filled in. |
| Notes | The item is undated but the finding aid indicates the entire collection was likely created during the 1890s. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (8 pages) ; 14 cm |
| Languages | English |
| Place of Creation | Goshen (N.H.) |
| Genre | Booklets |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Subject | Farm life – Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Farmers – Wounds and injuries – Juvenile fiction |
| Part of | Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan |
| Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
| Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
| Shelf Location | Box 1 Folder 42 |
| Rights | Public Domain: We believe this material to be in the public domain and free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |