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A Story of Reading and Costs in a Frugal Family
A father Nathaniel Rivers refuses to subscribe to magazines due to expense, forcing Mary to borrow from Jane Tompkins. After social pressure and a turn toward temperance, Rivers overruns modest budgets to buy Mary magazines and a Gazette. The family’s reading improves as he treats them despite tight finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
Saet Coronas Reese & Ce I Olar Mae
Ea Magezine
Jane Tompkins
Castley
Sam Fen
Mr. Rivere
Vnoladi
Mr. Rivers
Mary
Lore
Soukoon
Annery
Jane
Mr. Tompkins
Dela
June
K. Tompkins
Mary Rivers
Miss ‘L’ompkins
Sol
Rly
Neal
Timc
Tompkins
Baste