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I am in about her state of mind.
I luxuriate in laziness.
I do not want to do anything or go anywhere.
I only want to sink down into lazy enjoyment of living.
She was certainly well entitled to a rest, for never had there been a more laborious literary life.
In addition to the twenty-three books already written, she had prepared for various magazines and journals an incredible number of short stories, letters of travel, essays, and other articles.
Yet with all she had accomplished, and tired as she was, she still had seven books to write, besides many more short stories, before her work should be done.
As her literary life did not really begin until 1852, the bulk of her work has been accomplished within twenty-six years, as will be seen from the following list of her books, arranged in the chronological order of their publication:--
| 1833 | An Elementary geography. |
| 1843 | The Mayflower. |
| 1852 | Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
| 1853 | Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
| 1854 | Sunny memories. |
| 1856 | Dred. |
| 1858 | Our Charley. |
| 1859 | Minister's Wooing. |
| 1862 | Pearl of Orr's Island. |
| 1863 | Agnes of Sorrento. |
| 1864 | House and home papers. |
| 1865 | Little foxes. |
| 1866 | Nina Gordon (formerly “Dred” ). |
| 1867 | Religious poems. |
| 1867 | Queer little people. |
| 1868 | The chimney corner. |
| 1868 | Men of our times. |
| 1869 | Oldtown folks. |
| 1870 | Lady Byron Vindicated. |
| 1871 | The history of the Byron Controversy (London). |
