| Author |
Carnegie, Helena, Lady, 1865-1943 |
| Author |
Jacob, Violet, 1863-1946 |
| Title |
The infant moralist
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| Original Publication |
Edinburgh: R. Grant & Son, 1903.
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| Note |
"[A] very clever imitation of early-Victorian poems for children. [...] The volume has all the humour of--apparent--seriousness."--The Bookman, Feb. 1904.
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| Note |
Illustrated by Violet Jacob.
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| Contents |
Cruelty to animals -- Insensate mischief -- Charitable Louisa -- Credulity -- The consequences of greed -- Profanity -- Envy -- The school feast -- Courage -- Heartless folly -- Politeness -- The result of heedlessness -- Lawless disrespect -- Inevitable retribution -- Revenge -- Unsuitable jesting -- The chatterbox -- Solicitude -- Ill-timed levity -- Thomas and the beggar -- Offensive manners -- Contumacious Constantine -- Disobedient Emily -- Violence.
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| Credits |
Carol Brown, Mairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (National Library of Scotland)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Children's poetry
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| Subject |
Humorous poetry
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| Subject |
Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
76648 |
| Release Date |
Aug 7, 2025 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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