[414] and it is best she should give up writing before people are tired of reading her. I would much rather have written another such a book as “ Footsteps of the Master,” but all, even the religious papers, are gone mad on serials. Serials they demand and will have, and I thought, since this generation will listen to nothing but stories, why not tell them?The book thus referred to was Poganuc people, that series of delightful reminiscences of the New England life of nearly a century ago, that has proved so fascinating to many thousands of readers. It was published in 1878, and, as Mrs. Stowe foresaw, was her last literary undertaking of any length, though for several years afterwards she wrote occasional short stories and articles. In January, 1879, she wrote from Mandarin to Dr. Holmes:--
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