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The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in IndianaEdward Eggleston

The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana

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Original author: Edward Eggleston

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"The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana" by Edward Eggleston is a novel published in 1871. Based on the author's brother's experiences as a schoolteacher, it depicts rural Indiana life through vivid scenes of country schools, spelling bees, and frontier communities. The story weaves romance and conflict against authentic portrayals of pioneer customs, from battles between schoolmasters and unruly students to illiterate preachers and crude court proceedings, all rendered in authentic local dialect.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana, by Edward Eggleston. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #15099.

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35 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the Library Edition5,997 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: A Private Lesson From a Bulldog3,695 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: A Spell Coming1,149 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Mirandy, Hank, and Shocky2,952 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Spelling Down the Master4,643 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Walk Home1,545 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: A Night at Pete Jones's1,837 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Ominous Remarks of Mr. Jones701 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Struggle in the Dark925 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Has God Forgotten Shocky?855 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Devil of Silence1,361 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Miss Martha Hawkins1,780 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Hardshell Preacher2,166 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: A Struggle for the Mastery1,428 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: A Crisis with Bud1,398 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Church of the Best Licks1,244 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Church Militant1,309 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: A Council of War1,229 words
  1. 19.Chapter XVIII: Odds and Ends1,001 words
  2. 20.Chapter XIX: Face to Face984 words
  3. 21.Chapter XX: God Remembers Shocky1,580 words
  4. 22.Chapter XXI: Miss Nancy Sawyer435 words
  5. 23.Chapter XXII: Pancakes1,542 words
  6. 24.Chapter XXIII: A Charitable Institution1,897 words
  7. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Good Samaritan587 words
  8. 26.Chapter XXV: Bud Wooing836 words
  9. 27.Chapter XXVI: A Letter and Its Consequences669 words
  10. 28.Chapter XXVII: A Loss and a Gain693 words
  11. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Flight1,370 words
  12. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Trial3,291 words
  13. 31.Chapter XXX: "brother Sodom."895 words
  14. 32.Chapter XXXI: The Trial Concluded3,066 words
  15. 33.Chapter XXXII: After the Battle939 words
  16. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Into the Light821 words
  17. 35.Chapter XXXIV: "how It Came Out"726 words