{"product_id":"book-1y20","title":"Households, Hubbub, \u0026 Humor","description":"In the hands of these classic American humorists, even the simplest household task can become a spectacular catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cook turns a respectable home upside down. A burglar alarm causes more trouble than any burglar. Weddings descend into chaos, automobiles become runaway hazards, and the well-meaning Peterkin family proves that common sense is anything but common.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with wit, satire, unforgettable characters, and laugh-out-loud predicaments, these twenty-six tales celebrate the timeless humor found in family life, social pretensions, neighborhood feuds, and everyday disasters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing the work of renowned authors and hidden gems of classic American fiction, including:\u003cbr\u003eWanted, A Cook, by Alan Dale\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Peterkin Wishes to Go to Drive, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eOur New Bedstead, by Frederick S. Cozzens\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Breakfast, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eThe Boys around the House, by M Quad\u003cbr\u003eThe Wolf at Susan's Door, by Anne Warner\u003cbr\u003eThe Weddin'\u003cbr\u003e, by Jennie Betts Hartswick\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Peterkin's Tea-Party, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eTempest in a Tub, by James M. Bailey\u003cbr\u003eThe Widow Bedott's Visitor, by Frances M. Whicher\u003cbr\u003eThe Trawnbeighs, by Charles Macomb Flandrau\u003cbr\u003eAraminta and The Automobile, by Charles Battell Loomis\u003cbr\u003eThe McWilliamses \u0026amp; the Burglar Alarm, by Mark Twain\u003cbr\u003eHow We Bought a Sewin' Machine and Organ, by Marietta Holley\u003cbr\u003eThe Colonel's Clothes, by Caroline Howard Gilman\u003cbr\u003eHezekiah Bedott's Opinion, by Frances M. Whicher\u003cbr\u003eWhy the Peterkins had a Late Dinner, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eThe Peterkins Snowed-Up, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eThe Peterkins are Obliged to Move, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eA Kitchen Colonel, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman\u003cbr\u003eThe Peterkins at the Farm, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eThe Old Maid's House: In Plan, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps\u003cbr\u003eThe Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eLucilla's Diary, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eThe Peterkins' Christmas-Tree, by Lucretia P. Hale\u003cbr\u003eAunt Pen's Funeral, by Harriet Prescott Spofford","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67151249834288,"sku":"BD1y20","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1y20-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782510353","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1y20","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}