Temple House

by Elizabeth Stoddard

Originally published in 1867, this is the complete text of the revised 1901 edition. The text is carefully transcribed, spell-checked, and proof-read, with corrections to obvious typographical errors. For more about this Kindle edition, including the master HTML text and a free home-brew Kindle version, please visit my

310 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Elizabeth Drew Barstow studied at Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Massachusetts. After her marriage in 1852 to poet Richard Henry Stoddard, the couple settled permanently in New York City, where they belonged to New York's vibrant, close-knit literary and artistic circles. She assisted her husband in his literary work, and contributed stories, poems and essays to the periodicals. Many of her own works were originally published between 1859 and 1890 in such magazines as The Aldine, Harper's Monthly, Harper's Bazaar, and The Atlantic Monthly.

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Reviews

[Kubra · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5.
Stoddard´s writing is dazzling and incredibly ahead of her time. Witty, ironic and sometimes absurd. This novel, which is probably my favorite of the three, follows several complex characters, inmates and neighbours of the Temple House through a decade or so. Stoddard almost plays with the reader by revealing some things too early, too matter-of-factly, and some things, well...never. Which can feel like you missed out on a part. Don't expect a lot of action; sometimes nothing happens for pages. But give it a try if you'll like to hear an unconventional nineteenth century voice.