Bertie's Home; Or, the Way to Be Happy
1868
In 1868, Madeline Leslie crafted a tender portrait of American family life in the story of Bertie Curtis, a boy whose family leaves everything behind to build a new life in the village of Oxford. When Mr. Curtis decides to construct a home called Woodlawn partly for his wife's health, young Bertie finds himself at the heart of the action, watchingcarpenters, masons, and craftsmen transform plans into a living place. Through his encounters with the workmen and his relationships with his sister Winnie, Bertie learns that a house becomes a home only through patience, honest labor, and acts of kindness. The book glows with mid-Victorian optimism: that virtue is teachable, that hard work builds character, and that true happiness grows in the soil of family love and moral earnestness. For modern readers, it offers a window into nineteenth-century ideals of childhood and domesticity, rendered with genuine affection for its young audience.
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Leslie, Madeline. Bertie's Home; Or, the Way to Be Happy. Lex, lex-books.com/book/bertie-s-home-or-the-way-to-be-happy-62785c9e-c12a-4d38-ac5d-d9c61350a2cd.Leslie, M. (1868). Bertie's Home; Or, the Way to Be Happy. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/bertie-s-home-or-the-way-to-be-happy-62785c9e-c12a-4d38-ac5d-d9c61350a2cdLeslie, Madeline. Bertie's Home; Or, the Way to Be Happy. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/bertie-s-home-or-the-way-to-be-happy-62785c9e-c12a-4d38-ac5d-d9c61350a2cd.
