
THE TELL TALE.
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THE TELL-TALE.
THE BOARDING-SCHOOL FEAST.
THE WEEK OF IDLENESS.
MADELINE MALCOLM.
THE END.
A modest volume of gentle moral tales transports listeners to a bustling Philadelphia household in the 1840s, where a bright‑but‑impulsive girl named Rosamond Evering delights in repeating every remark she overhears. Her talent for exaggeration quickly turns innocent chatter into painful accusations, setting off a chain of conflict that forces both children and adults to confront the weight of careless words.
Through vivid scenes of family life, servants, and the social tensions of the era, each story offers a quiet lesson about empathy, discretion, and the ripple effects of a single comment. The narratives blend instruction with light amusement, inviting young ears to consider how honesty, kindness, and restraint can shape relationships long before the next adventure begins.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (155K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2010-08-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1787–1858
Best known as "Miss Leslie," she helped shape 19th-century American home life with bestselling cookbooks, household guides, etiquette books, and lively fiction. Her writing made practical advice feel readable, opinionated, and distinctly American.
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