Chapters
11 totalIncidents OF Childhood.
PREFACE.
I. THE IRON BOX.
II. PHEBE’S VISIT.
III. CURIOSITY AND INQUIRY.
IV. THE TWO TEMPERS.
V. LITTLE FANNY’S PLAN.
VI. THE VISIT TO LONDON.
VII. THE BELFRY.
VIII. THE TINNER’S SON.
Description
A modest collection of early‑nineteenth‑century tales, this book offers gentle stories that aim to amuse young listeners without overwhelming their imaginations. The narrator explains a desire for simple, light‑hearted narratives that hint at virtues and minor faults, encouraging readers to find pleasure in both books and play. Each episode is brief, approachable, and set in recognizable, everyday worlds.
One of the standout sketches follows a coast‑side boy named Peter, the son of a poor fisherman. He spends his days watching waves crash from a cliff‑top cottage, idling in a weather‑worn boat, and searching the tide‑strewn rocks for hidden treasure. The story captures the salty air, the rhythm of the sea, and Peter’s quiet longing for a stroke of good fortune, inviting listeners to imagine the quiet adventure that may soon find him.
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Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (132K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: B. J. Holdsworth, 1821.
Credits
Charlene Taylor 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
May 15, 2022
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Anonymous
Some books outlast the names of the people who wrote them. When a work is credited to Anonymous, the mystery becomes part of its appeal, inviting readers to focus entirely on the story, ideas, or tradition behind it.
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