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On the edge of a Somersetshire moor, Giles teaches his children to seek easy gains while their cottage falls into disrepair. Hannah More's collection opens with this troubled household and the efforts of Mr. Wilson, a local minister, to help the boy Dick. Everyday details of gates, farmyards, market goods and schooling give the moral lessons a concrete rural setting.
The volume brings together Christian stories, religious addresses and hymns. In another tale, the porter Parley listens to Flatterwell, whose pleasant manners gradually weaken his trust in his master's warnings. Such scenes turn conversation and ordinary choices into lessons about honesty, responsibility and resisting temptation. Readers interested in religious writing for children can see how these tracts teach through pointed examples, direct commentary and characters whose names signal their roles. The stern judgments about work and poverty also reveal the social assumptions behind the instruction.
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Book facts
- Author
- Hannah More
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 70
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online