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Cricket

by Elizabeth Weston Timlow

EN·~5 hours·33 chapters

Chapters

33 total

Transcriber’s Note:

0:30

CONTENTS.

1:04

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

0:27

CHAPTER I. CRICKET.

11:54

CHAPTER II. THE QUARREL.

10:19

CHAPTER III. DAMMING THE BROOK.

8:57

CHAPTER IV. THE CONSEQUENCES.

7:11

CHAPTER V. FOURTH OF JULY.

8:50

CHAPTER VI. MAKING ICE-CREAM.

10:24

CHAPTER VII. MOPSIE.

9:27

Description

A breezy summer at the countryside estate of Kayuna sets the stage for a lively cast of siblings and cousins, all buzzing with the freedom of long, lazy days away from the city. The spacious, high‑roofed house and its sparkling brook become a playground for the Ward children, whose adventures range from school

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~5 hours (298K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Estes and Lauriat, 1895.

Credits

Richard Tonsing, Louise Davies, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2022-02-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67430

Subjects

Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Family -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Kittens -- Juvenile fiction Fourth of July -- Juvenile fiction PZ

About the author

Elizabeth Weston Timlow

1861–1931

Best known for writing spirited books for young readers, this American educator brought a teacher’s eye to stories about school life, friendship, and growing up. Her work blends warmth, practicality, and an easy feel for the everyday adventures of girls and young women.

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