The Peterkin Papers

Mrs. Peterkin’s coffee is ruined by a pinch of salt—and before long, a chemist is pouring curious substances into it while the whole family watches and tastes.

In a late-nineteenth-century village, the Peterkins can turn an everyday mishap into an expedition. Mrs. Peterkin wants her morning coffee; her well-meaning family wants to help, and each new expert brings a fresh remedy, stranger ingredients, and another reason to gather round the cup. There’s Agamemnon, who has been to college, Elizabeth Eliza, full of ideas, and a mysterious lady from Philadelphia said to be very wise. With the coffee growing ever less like coffee, can anyone in the family find a sensible answer—or will the next suggestion make matters worse?

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