Moral and faith tales

6 books

Bertie and the Gardeners; or, The Way to be HappyMadeline Leslie · 1860An illustrated children's book from the Woodlawn series, published in 1860, following young Bertie Curtis as he lives at Woodlawn, where his family hires a farmer and gardener and Bertie befriends a sick workman while learning kindness and helpfulness.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Flip's "Islands of Providence"Annie F. Johnston · 1914A 1914 children's novel by Annie Fellows Johnston, part of the Cosy Corner Series. It follows seventeen-year-old Alec Stoker and his sister Philippa, known as Flip, as the family faces financial hardship after Alec fails to secure a bank position in their small village.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other StoriesSarah S. Baker · 1870A collection of moral tales for children set in Sweden, including the title story about young Tora, who works to support herself and her brother, becoming a schoolmistress. Other stories follow life in the village of Kulleby and a young man named Alf.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Rollo at WorkJacob Abbott · 1837A children's story collection from the Rollo series, published in 1837, following a young boy named Rollo through six tales about learning to work, including gardening, building, and apple gathering. The book aims to entertain while encouraging industriousness in young readers.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Rollo's MuseumJacob Abbott · 1839A children's story from Abbott's Rollo series, published in 1839, following young Rollo as he spends his school vacation on outdoor adventures, including helping dig a canal in the marsh and exploring nature, which leads to collecting curiosities for his own museum.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Chautauqua Girls At HomePansy · 1876A 19th-century Christian novel by Pansy, following four young women who return home transformed after attending the Chautauqua assembly, as they seek to live out their new faith at home, in church, and in daily life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية