The Big Nightcap Letters by Aunt Fanny
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"The Big Nightcap Letters" by Aunt Fanny is a collection of children's stories written in the early 19th century. The book presents a series of letters from Aunt Fanny to her young readers, teaching them moral lessons through engaging narratives. The stories feature various characters, particularly focusing on children and their adventures, emphasizing virtues like kindness, generosity, and the importance of faith. At the start of the book, children gather for their
usual bedtime routine and discover that Aunt Fanny has written them individual stories. The first story tells of Carl, a kind boy who witnesses a wounded dove and, instead of seeking something bright and shiny as a prize, brings forth his compassion, illustrating that true beauty lies in kindness. This sets the tone for the other letters that promise to impart similar valuable lessons, combining entertainment with moral instruction in a manner that aims to captivate and engage young imaginations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Fanny, Aunt, 1822-1894 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Big Nightcap Letters Being the Fifth Book of the Series |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Emmy 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: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29813 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-29813-9 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2009 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 529 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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