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Grandpa's Darlings

Fiction, or fact? The narrator asserts it's fact. The narrator is an author, whom her little nieces call "Auntie Belle". There's also an "Auntie Dule" (proper name Julia), Grandpa and Grandma, Mama and Papa, and eventually an Uncle Ross (Isabella Alden's husband, Gustavus Rossenberg Alden). The book is made up of vignettes of the funny sayings or doings of little Minnie and little Gracie, and how these lead to Grandpa's wise lessons for both the little ones and the adults. - Summary by TriciaG (5 hr 42 min)

Chapters

01 - "Seepins"

14:37

02 - Going to Church

10:43

03 - "Making Believe"

13:35

04 - Real Things

12:20

05 - Showers and Sunshine

15:14

06 - Mischief

12:18

07 - Going Shopping

13:01

08 - Promises

14:06

09 - Church Going

15:23

10 - Secrets

15:55

11 - Quiet Talks

8:28

12 - Presents

12:12

13 - Gracie's Letter

13:00

14 - The Party

14:30

15 - Prayers

14:33

16 - Queer Ideas

14:27

17 - Gracie's Applications

14:03

18 - Gracie's Bible Stories

12:41

19 - Argument

14:06

20 - Cheese

16:18

21 - Praying

14:41

22 - Songs and Sermons

10:37

23 - Minie's Wisdom

9:12

24 - Minie's Conflict

13:51

25 - The Question Settled

10:24

26 - Home

12:39