We and Our Neighbors; Or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street
1875
We and Our Neighbors; Or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street
1875
American Literature, Novels
We and Our Neighbors; Or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street is a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, first published in 1875. The story follows two elderly sisters, Miss Dorcas Vanderheyden and Mrs. Betsey Benthusen, as they observe the arrival of new neighbors in their historic New York home. Through their interactions, Stowe explores themes of social status, family dynamics, and the tension between old-world values and modernity, offering a humorous yet critical social commentary on 19th-century life.
