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Domestic Scenes of Charlotte Merton and Sidney Merton
In a late 1840s New England tale, Charlotte Merton and her husband Sidney, a mechanic, pursue a humble home life valuing labor, kindness, and shared duties over social status. An elder, Uncle Grey, finds joy in their refined, practical household, while neighbors debate class and marriage expectations and the narrative celebrates quiet domestic virtue.
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Fairfield Literary Society
Eversia
Charlotte Staughton
Sally Simpson
Charlotte
Nevy
Mrs. Smith
Kate
Mrs. Eston
Sean
Sidney Merton
Sidney
Susie
Cape May
Mr. Merton
Lowell
Gracie
Merton
Charlone
Mr. Grey
Mrs. Merton
Cruz
Mexico
Gloriou
Scott
Washington
Charles
Aulic
Vera Cruz
National Palace of
Polk
Scalt
Union
Gen. Scott
Ime