A cup of sweets, that can never cloy: or, delightful tales for good children
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"A Cup of Sweets, That Can Never Cloak: or, Delightful Tales for Good Children" by the author of Godmother's Tales is a collection of children's stories likely written in the early 19th century. The book is designed to entertain and educate children with moral lessons, featuring various relatable characters like Arabella, a curious girl, and Henry, a boy with a penchant for mischief. Each story seems to illustrate virtues and vices, making
it a suitable read for young audiences. The opening of this collection introduces the character of Arabella, who is depicted as overly curious and prone to prying into the lives of others, despite warnings to mind her own business. Her curiosity leads her to create chaos as she tries to uncover a secret involving her family. In her pursuit of discovery, she inadvertently causes the escape of a beautiful pigeon—a present meant for her birthday—resulting in her deep regret. This introduction sets the stage for a series of moral tales where children learn important lessons about behavior and the consequences of their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sandham, Elizabeth |
|---|---|
| Author | Semple, Elizabeth, active 1804-1816 |
| Title | A cup of sweets, that can never cloy: or, delightful tales for good children |
| Contents | Curiosity -- The unsettled boy -- Cecilia and Fanny -- Henry -- Maria; or, the little slattern -- Frederick's holidays -- The little quarrellers -- The vain girl -- The young gardeners -- The whimsical child -- Edward and Charles -- The truant -- Jealousy -- Edmond -- The ghost and the dominos -- Fido -- The reward of benevolence -- Jemima -- The trifler -- The cousins -- The travellers -- The strawberries. |
| Credits |
Produced by Dianna Adair, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 42024 |
| Release Date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 267 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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