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by Madame de (Maria Geertruida van de Werken) Cambon
A tender collection of youthful letters, this volume captures the intimate world of two friends whose lives revolve around family, school, and the simple joys of early adulthood. Through William’s heartfelt recounting of his long‑awaited reunion with his mother and Charles’s quiet longing for his absent companion, readers glimpse the delicate balance of duty, affection, and the earnest desire to be understood. The correspondence is peppered with vivid scenes of shared toys, blooming flowers, and the earnest hopes attached to each handwritten note.
The letters also reveal the period’s gentle moral reflections, as the young writers discuss the value of learning, the pleasure of imitation, and the importance of kindness within the household. Their voices, full of earnest emotion and modest humor, invite listeners into a bygone era where friendship is nurtured through ink and paper, making the experience both nostalgic and surprisingly relatable.
Full title
Young Grandison, volume 2 (of 2) A series of letters from young persons to their friends
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (160K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: J. Johnson, 1790.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2023-01-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
An 18th-century Dutch writer best remembered for educational fiction, she wrote books for young readers that traveled well beyond the Netherlands. Her best-known work, Young Grandison, reached English readers in a version adapted by Mary Wollstonecraft.
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