The Patchwork Papers

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple), 1879-1933.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Patchwork Papers" by E. Temple Thurston is a collection of illustrated essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of beauty, memory, and the human experience, weaving together reflections on life through a series of narratives that reveal the author's insights into various characters and situations. Among those introduced are a little old pensioner who creates a patchwork quilt, and Bellwattle, a character with a deep maternal instinct and a love for plants. The opening of the work establishes a tone of introspection and sentimentality as the author reflects on beauty and truth in life. The narrative begins with an encounter with an elderly pensioner, who expresses her desire to create a quilt as a means of leaving behind a lasting memory, emphasizing the themes of connection and remembrance. There is a poignant dialogue between the narrator and the pensioner, revealing her determination to contribute something meaningful, suggesting that our thoughts keep the memory of loved ones alive. This initial chapter sets the stage for further explorations of human emotions and relationships throughout the collection, promising readers a rich tapestry of stories that meld the beautiful with the everyday. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The pension of the patchwork quilt

The mouse-trap, Henrietta street

The wonderful city

Bellwattle and the laws of God

Realism

The Sabbath

House to let

A suffragette

Bellwattle and the laws of nature

May Eve

The flower beautiful

The feminine appreciation of mathematics

The maternal instinct

From my portfolio

An old string bonnet

The new malady

Bellwattle and the dignity of men

The night the pope died

Art

The value of idleness

The spirit of competition

Bellwattle on the higher mathematics

The mystery of the vote

Ship's logs.

Credits:

Produced by Sonya Schermann, Nahum Maso i Carcases, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2020-06-01