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Diddie, Dumps, and Tot; Or, Plantation Child-Life

by Louise Clarke Pyrnelle

Level C1 · AdvancedChildren's18 chapters
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Length
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About this book

Three young sisters grow up on a Mississippi cotton plantation, where their lives intertwine with those of the enslaved people who care for them. Through games, stories, and close bonds, a vanished world of Southern childhood and traditions unfolds.

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Contents

18 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER I DIDDIE, DUMPS AND TOT
03CHAPTER II CHRISTMAS ON THE OLD PLANTATION
04CHAPTER III MAMMY’S STORY
05CHAPTER IV OLD BILLY
06CHAPTER V DIDDIE’S BOOK
07CHAPTER VI UNCLE SNAKE-BIT BOB’S SUNDAY-SCHOOL
08CHAPTER VII POOR ANN
09CHAPTER VIII UNCLE BOB’S PROPOSITION
10CHAPTER IX AUNT EDY’S STORY
11CHAPTER X PLANTATION GAMES
12CHAPTER XI DIDDIE IN TROUBLE

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