The House - An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The House, by Eugene Field, Illustrated by E. H. Garrett This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice Author: Eugene Field Release Date: June 11, 2007 [eBook #21808] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HOUSE*** E-text prepared by Al Haines The House. Drawn by E. H. Garrett. The House. Drawn by E. H. Garrett. THE WORKS OF EUGENE FIELD Vol. VIII THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF EUGENE FIELD THE HOUSE AN EPISODE IN THE LIVES OF REUBEN BAKER, ASTRONOMER, AND OF HIS WIFE ALICE CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK 1911 Copyright, 1896, by JULIA SUTHERLAND FIELD. INTRODUCTION The story that is told in this volume is as surely an autobiography as if that announcement were a part of the title: and it also has the peculiar and significant distinction of being in some sort the biography of every man and woman who enters seriously upon the business of life. In its pages is to be found the history of the heart's desire of all who are disposed to take the partnership of man and woman seriously.