The Believing Years by Edmund Lester Pearson

The memoir recounts the author's childhood and adolescence in New Hampshire during the late 19th century. It explores themes of family, community, and social class, offering a nostalgic portrayal of rural American life. The narrative focuses on the author's experiences, relationships, and observations, providing insight into the cultural and historical context of the time.

By Edmund Lester Pearson · First published 1932 · Genre: Biography, Autobiography, Historical · 20 chapters · 49,595 words

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Each boy in the school-room had fixed his mind on two objects: the calendar and the clock. On the former stood out in big black characters

= June 20 =

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The Believing Years is listed on Textopian as a novel by Edmund Lester Pearson, dated 1932 CE.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Edmund Lester Pearson
• Date: 1932 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Biography, Autobiography, Historical, Non-fiction
• Length: 49,595 words
• Structure: 20 chapters, 1,202 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Biography — The book is a detailed account of the author's early life, making it a biography.
• Autobiography — The author narrates his own life experiences, qualifying it as an autobiography.
• Historical — The narrative provides a historical perspective of the author's time, hence it falls under the historical genre.
• Non-fiction — The book is based on real-life events and experiences, categorizing it as non-fiction.

Tags

Biography · Autobiography · Memoir · Non-fiction · Literary Criticism · American Literature · Early 20th Century · Childhood Memories · Coming of Age · Personal Reflections · Intellectual History · Cultural Analysis

Contents

• MR. COLBURN
• THE OLD TOWN
• MAGIC
• NAPOLEON JONES
• A RUN ON THE BANK
• HORACE
• THE GREAT DAY
• THE GREEN CHEST
• WHITE PEACOCKS
• THE FLIGHT
• UP LIKE A ROCKET
• SUSY
• ARMA PUERUMQUE CANO
• WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN
• THE LUCKY-BUG
• WEST INJY LANE
• THEIR UNACCOUNTABLE BEHAVIOR
• THE SIEGE OF AUNTIE MERRILL
• ENTERTAINING ALICE
• WHILE THE EVIL DAYS COME NOT

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• That Damned Fellow Upstairs (1937)
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