Driven Back to Eden
A crowded, unhealthy apartment and a scare over his children’s future push Robert Durham to trade New York City for a run-down farm up the Hudson, and this novel follows the family’s first year learning to live off the land. Roe, who was a serious horticulturist as well as a novelist, fills the story with practical detail about poultry, fruit trees, gardens, and the small daily victories and setbacks of country life. Part gentle domestic tale, part argument for wholesome outdoor work as a cure for urban ills, it reflects the back-to-the-land feeling of the 1880s. The Durham children grow capable and content as the seasons turn. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB edition.
About the Author
Edward Payson Roe (1838-1888) was an American Presbyterian minister and Civil War chaplain who turned to fiction after witnessing the Chicago fire. His earnest, morally themed novels made him one of the best-selling American authors of the 1870s and 1880s. He was also a serious…
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Driven Back to Eden (1885) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREFACE | 1:53 | |
| 2 | CHAPTER I A PROBLEM | 13:26 | |
| 3 | CHAPTER II I STATE THE CASE | 9:45 | |
| 4 | CHAPTER III NEW PROSPECTS | 5:11 | |
| 5 | CHAPTER IV A MOMENTOUS EXPEDITION | 6:45 | |
| 6 | CHAPTER V A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT | 7:35 | |
| 7 | CHAPTER VI A BLUFF FRIEND | 8:46 | |
| 8 | CHAPTER VII MR. JONES SHOWS ME THE PLACE | 10:11 | |
| 9 | CHAPTER VIII TELLING ABOUT EDEN | 5:30 | |
| 10 | CHAPTER IX BREAKING CAMP | 6:15 | |
| 11 | CHAPTER X SCENES ON THE WHARF | 9:16 | |
| 12 | CHAPTER XI A VOYAGE UP THE HUDSON | 11:02 | |
| 13 | CHAPTER XII A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN | 10:53 | |
| 14 | CHAPTER XIII RESCUED AND AT HOME | 13:53 | |
| 15 | CHAPTER XIV SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD | 13:45 | |
| 16 | CHAPTER XV OUR SUNNY KITCHEN | 10:16 | |
| 17 | CHAPTER XVI MAKING A PLACE FOR CHICKENS | 7:46 | |
| 18 | CHAPTER XVII GOOD BARGAINS IN MAPLE SUGAR | 6:18 | |
| 19 | CHAPTER XVIII BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL | 10:53 | |
| 20 | CHAPTER XIX JOHN JONES, JUN | 10:12 | |
| 21 | CHAPTER XX RASPBERRY LESSONS | 11:02 | |
| 22 | CHAPTER XXI THE ''VANDOO'' | 10:45 | |
| 23 | CHAPTER XXII EARLY APRIL GARDENING | 13:42 | |
| 24 | CHAPTER XXIII A BONFIRE AND A FEAST | 12:41 | |
| 25 | CHAPTER XXIV ''NO BLIND DRIFTING'' | 5:43 | |
| 26 | CHAPTER XXV OWLS AND ANTWERPS | 7:02 | |
| 27 | CHAPTER XXVI A COUNTRY SUNDAY | 7:09 | |
| 28 | CHAPTER XXVII STRAWBERRY VISIONS AND ''PERTATERS'' | 9:24 | |
| 29 | CHAPTER XXVIII CORN, COLOR, AND MUSIC | 7:41 | |
| 30 | CHAPTER XXIX WE GO A-FISHING | 7:34 | |
| 31 | CHAPTER XXX WEEDS AND WORKING FOR DEAR LIFE | 13:49 | |
| 32 | CHAPTER XXXI NATURE SMILES AND HELPS | 9:36 | |
| 33 | CHAPTER XXXII CHERRIES, BERRIES, AND BERRY-THIEVES | 10:24 | |
| 34 | CHAPTER XXXIII GIVEN HIS CHOICE | 10:55 | |
| 35 | CHAPTER XXXIV GIVEN A CHANCE | 15:02 | |
| 36 | CHAPTER XXXV WE SHALL ALL EARN OUR SALT | 11:54 | |
| 37 | CHAPTER XXXVI A THUNDERBOLT | 6:59 | |
| 38 | CHAPTER XXXVII RALLYING FROM THE BLOW | 17:35 | |
| 39 | CHAPTER XXXVIII AUGUST WORK AND PLAY | 10:16 | |
| 40 | CHAPTER XXXIX A TRIP TO THE SEASHORE | 11:40 | |
| 41 | CHAPTER XL A VISIT TO HOUGHTON FARM | 10:55 | |
| 42 | CHAPTER XLI HOARDING FOR WINTER | 11:36 | |
| 43 | CHAPTER XLII AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT | 26:56 | |
| 44 | CHAPTER XLIII THANKSGIVING DAY | 5:56 | |
| 45 | CHAPTER XLIV WE CAN MAKE A LIVING IN EDEN | 6:10 |
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