The book "Chimney Corner" was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and is a collection of essays, short stories and novels that reveal the social and moral problems of American society in the 19th century. The author depicts the life of ordinary Americans, their joys and worries, creating bright, vivid images of the characters. Each story in this book is a part of the cultural heritage, which gives an opportunity to better understand the life and thoughts of people of that time. "Chimney Corner" is an important work in the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, which helps readers to better understand the complexities and contradictions of the society of the past.