Religious and moral tales

6 books

A sailor's lassEmma Leslie · 1880A Victorian children's story by Emma Leslie, first published in 1880, about a fisherman's family living in a converted boat at Bermuda Point. After a shipwreck during a stormy night, the old fisherman and his son rescue a mysterious child found lashed to a spar amid the wreckage.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A young man's storySarah Doudney · 1880An 1880 illustrated novella by Sarah Doudney, told as a first-person recollection of a young man recounting a supernatural experience, centering on his romance with a girl in a seaside village, his unhappiness as a London clerk, and their broken engagement.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Borrowed feathersRuth Lamb · 1880Borrowed Feathers, by Ruth Lamb, is an illustrated Victorian girls' story first published in 1880 as part of The Girl's Own Annual. It follows Annette Clifford, a lively young girl left in sole charge of her family's large house, managing the household alone while her mother and sister are away.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Frances Kane's FortuneL. T. Meade · 1886A collection of three Victorian stories by L. T. Meade, first published in 1886. The title story follows Frances Kane, a practical young woman who manages her father's mortgaged estate, as she awaits a letter from Australia and prepares to take in an orphaned cousin.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

How It All Came RoundL. T. Meade · 1890An 1890 novel by L. T. Meade contrasting two young women both named Charlotte: wealthy Charlotte Harman, an accomplished writer awaiting marriage, and poor Charlotte Home, a struggling author working to support her family.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Phil's motherEglanton Thorne · 1890Phil's Mother, an 1890 children's story by Eglanton Thorne, follows Phil, a six-year-old London boy forced by his cruel, drunken mother Moll Dutton to beg in the streets, and traces his path through hardship toward hope, faith, and eventual pardon and peace.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية