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Driven Back to Eden
Chapitres (46)
- Dedication 0:00
- Preface 0:06
- I: A Problem 1:18
- II: I State the Case 12:47
- III: New Prospects 21:24
- IV: A Momentous Expedition 25:45
- V: A Country Christmas in a City Flat 31:16
- VI: A Bluff Friend 37:11
- VII: Mr. Jones Shows Me the Place 44:52
- VIII: Telling About Eden 53:38
- IX: “Breaking Camp” 58:14
- X: Scenes on the Wharf 1:03:20
- XI: A Voyage Up the Hudson 1:11:22
- XII: A March Evening in Eden 1:21:16
- XIII: Rescued and at Home 1:31:04
- XIV: Self-Denial and Its Reward 1:43:21
- XV: Our Sunny Kitchen 1:55:51
- XVI: Making a Place for Chickens 2:05:05
- XVII: Good Bargains in Maple Sugar 2:11:34
- XVIII: Butternuts and Bobsey’s Peril 2:17:06
- XIX: John Jones, Jun. 2:26:22
- XX: Raspberry Lessons 2:35:13
- XXI: The “Vandoo” 2:45:04
- XXII: Early April Gardening 2:54:30
- XXIII: A Bonfire and a Feast 3:06:43
- XXIV: “No Blind Drifting” 3:17:48
- XXV: Owls and Antwerps 3:22:45
- XXVI: A Country Sunday 3:29:05
- XXVII: Strawberry Visions and “Pertaters” 3:35:28
- XXVIII: Corn, Color, and Music 3:43:55
- XXIX: We Go A-Fishing 3:50:39
- XXX: Weeds and Working for Dear Life 3:57:24
- XXXI: Nature Smiles and Helps 4:10:06
- XXXII: Cherries, Berries, and Berry-Thieves 4:18:49
- XXXIII: Given His Choice 4:28:31
- XXXIV: Given a Chance 4:38:34
- XXXV: “We Shall All Earn Our Salt” 4:52:10
- XXXVI: A Thunderbolt 5:03:25
- XXXVII: Rallying from the Blow 5:09:38
- XXXVIII: August Work and Play 5:25:47
- XXXIX: A Trip to the Seashore 5:35:09
- XL: A Visit to Houghton Farm 5:45:39
- XLI: Hoarding for Winter 5:55:03
- XLII: Autumn Work and Sport 6:05:13
- XLIII: Thanksgiving Day 6:29:55
- XLIV: We Can Make a Living in Eden 6:34:41
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First serialized in the popular children’s magazine St. Nicholas, Driven Back to Eden is a classic of the 19th-century “back-to-the-land” genre. In the preface, author Edward Payson Roe explains that he intended to write a realistic story that could serve as a practical and encouraging guide for families wishing to escape urban tenements for a healthier, more wholesome life in the country.
For Robert Durham, a bookkeeper earning a modest salary, life in his crowded New York City flat has become an unsolvable problem. He sees his wife growing nervous and weary, his frail daughter Mousie fading in the city air, and his other children being drawn into the street’s unhealthy influences. After the events of a particular evening confirm his fears, he makes a momentous decision: the family must abandon the city and learn to make their living from the soil, despite their inexperience.
The novel blends a heartwarming family adventure with detailed instructions on the challenges and rewards of small-scale farming, from planting the first crops to managing difficult neighbors.