In doors and out

About this eBook

Author

Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

Title

In doors and out : or, Views from the chimney corner

Original Publication

Boston: Higgins and Bradly, 1854.

Credits

Aaron Adrignola, Terry Jeffress, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Household employees -- Fiction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78710

Release Date

May 19, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.IN DOORS AND OUT;
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE.
6. 6.PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION.
7. 7.CONTENTS.
8. 8.GETTING AN INDORSER. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II.
9. 9.“GOOD FOR NOTHINGS.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II.
10. 10.THE TWO DAGUERREOTYPES. A TEMPERANCE TALE. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
11. 11.SIX HUNDRED A YEAR. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
12. 12.THE NEW MINISTER; OR , “CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
13. 13.“OUT NIGHTS;” OR , BELONGING TO THE “SONS.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
14. 14.BRING FLOWERS; OR , GOING INTO MOURNING. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
15. 15.THE DOMESTIC ELEMENT. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
16. 16.“BANG UP!” OR , THE RESULTS OF ADVERTISING. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
17. 17.THE NEW CLOAK; OR , “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
18. 18.“EVERY THING COMFORTABLE.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
19. 19.FAMILY JARS. A LESSON FOR WIVES. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
20. 20.LIFE INSURANCE; OR , THE POOR MAN’S LEGACY. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
21. 21.LAST DAY OF GRACE; OR , MR. LAWTON’S MOTHER-IN-LAW. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II.
22. 22.MONTAGUE AND LADY. A LESSON FOR HUSBANDS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
23. 23.TAKING THE NEWSPAPERS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
24. 24.“CIGARS FOR TWO;” OR , CURING A SMOKER. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
25. 25.“OUT OF BUSINESS;” OR , THE HISTORY OF A SPLENDID “BUST-UP.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV.
26. 26.“SIX MONTHS AFTER DATE.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
27. 27.A WORLD OF TROUBLES. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
28. 28.“SEND FOR THE DOCTOR.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
29. 29.“FOUR KINDS OF CAKE.” — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
30. 30.EXTREMES MEET; OR , FACT AND FICTION. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
31. 31.THE MERCANTILE ANGEL. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II.
32. 32.CONFESSIONS OF A CONCEITED MAN; BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT SOME YOUNG MEN THINK, BUT NEVER SAY. — CHAPTER I.
33. 33.THE BACHELOR BEAU. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
34. 34.THE GRAND RECEPTION BALL. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV.
35. 35.MARRYING A BEGGAR. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
36. 36.Transcriber’s Notes

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