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Josiah Allen's Wife as a P. A. and P. I.: Samantha at the Centennial.: Designed As a Bright and Shining Light, to Pierce the Fogs of Error and Injustice That Surround Society and Josiah, and to Bring More Clearly to View the Path That Leads Straight on to Virtue and Happiness.

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Author: Marietta Holley

by Marietta Holley

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics23 chapters

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Yes — read Josiah Allen's Wife as a P. A. and P. I.: Samantha at the Centennial.: Designed As a Bright and Shining Light, to Pierce the Fogs of Error and Injustice That Surround Society and Josiah, and to Bring More Clearly to View the Path That Leads Straight on to Virtue and Happiness. by Marietta Holley in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is B2. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: B2
Length: 23 chapters
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About this book

A sharp-witted woman sets out to write her story, navigating the humorous and stubborn objections of her husband Josiah, revealing small-town life and the everyday trials of love, truth, and perseverance with warmth and wit.

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

01JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE AS A P. · Ch.1Free

02MY REASONS TO THE KIND AND ALMOST GENTLE READER WHY I DON’T HAVE NO PREFACE TO THIS BOOK.

03WHAT THE KIND ARTIST HAS DONE

04THE JONESVILLE DEBATIN’-SCHOOL.

05THE WIDDER DOODLE.

06A DEBATE ON INTEMPERANCE.

07TIRZAH ANN AS A WIFE.

08P. A. AND P. I.

09HOW I WENT TO ’LECTION.

10HOW WE BOUGHT A SEWIN’ MACHINE AND ORGAN.

11PREPARIN’ FOR OUR TOWER.

12THE WIDDER AND WIDOWER.

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