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Sarah Orne Jewett.Table of Differences between the Life of Nancy text and the Harper's text.
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- Newspaper names that appear in quotation marks in The Life of Nancy appear in italics in Harper's.
Paragraph The Life of Nancy Harper's 1 New York, observe Mr. Abel Pinkham Abel Pinkham, Esquire, a distinguished
paragraph started; but here
presently in the next evening edition
New York, notice Mr. Abel Pinkham Abel Pinkham, Esq., a distinguished
paragraph started, but here
presently, in the next evening edition
4 sitting at the breakfast-table sitting at the breakfast table 5 noise of the streets that hardly stopped noise of the streets, that hardly stopped 8 she added, inconsequently; "this she added, inconsequently -- "this 9 said Mr. Pinkham jealously Pinkham, Esquire, of Wetherford,
said Mr. Pinkham, jealously Pinkham, Esq., o' Wetherford,
10 I guess I shall put on I guess I will put on 11 Don't take any notice of her Don't take no notice of her 12 walked up Broadway holding Wetherford boy, when there came a renewal of interest in maple sugar, and the best confectioners were ready to do it honor, the finest quality being at a large premium,
delicious flavor as from
come out and stay with him and his wife, where they lived now, in not a far distant
walked up Broadway, holding Wetherford boy, and when there came a renewal of interest in maple sugar, and the best confectioners were ready to do it honor, and the finest quality was at a large premium,
delicious flavor as that from
come out to stay with him and his wife, where they lived now, in a not far distant
13 "My wife has come to see the city, and our time is short. Your folks 'll be up this summer, won't they? We'll wait an' visit then." "My wife has come to see the city. Our time is short. Your folks'll be up this summer, won't they? An' we can visit then." 15 and looking around at his wife and looking round at his wife 16 Mrs. Pinkham into the 'Herald', too Mrs. Pinkham into the Herald too 18 He felt himself to be a person of great responsibilities. He felt himself to be somebody very particular. 19 New York seemed to be all strange New York seemed to be 'way off 20 embarrassed by the recurring embarrassed with the recurring 25 and occupy reserved seats. told about that? - who was
and occupy reserved seats! told about that? who was
27 suggested Mrs. Pinkham timidly suggested Mrs. Pinkham, timidly 30 farm-house high on a long western slope, with the afternoon sun full in its face, the old red barn, the pasture, the shaggy woods that stretched far up the mountain-side. farm-house on a long western slope, with the afternoon sun full in its face, the old red barn, the pasture, the shaggy woods that stretched far up the higher mountain-side. 32 pay for it some way; there. I don't their nice carriages, all along
goin' about my housework
pay for it some way, an' I don't their splendid carriages, all along
goin' about my house-work
34 Abel Pinkham, Esquire, could only tell her that he looked like a young fellow who was sitting in the office the evening that Abel Pinkham, Esq., could only tell her that he looked like a young fellow who was sitting in the office the night that
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