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Popular Tales

Popular Tales

Edgeworth, Maria

Paperback

General ParentingGeneral World HistoryTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 9354501672
ISBN13: 9789354501678
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Clear-eyed, kind, and quietly sharp. Stories that shape a child. Maria Edgeworth's Popular Tales is a childrens short story collection of classic moral tales written with the wit of regency era literature and the practical heart of education and manners. Each tale turns everyday choices into virtue and character lessons: honesty tested, generosity weighed, pride corrected, duty recognised. Five minutes. Then a lifetime's thought. Designed for reading aloud, these read aloud bedtime stories also sit beautifully within a homeschool literature curriculum, where discussion and reflection matter as much as plot. First published in the early nineteenth century, Edgeworth helped define Irish Georgian fiction for the English-speaking nursery, bringing social class and duty into view without preaching. Edgeworth wrote for parents and teachers who wanted reason as well as reward, and her tales helped move children's reading towards realism and responsibility. Her didactic fiction anthology stands beside Hannah More moral tales and other Jane Austen era classics, yet her voice is distinctly modern in its respect for young readers' intelligence. Collectors will value the period language and moral imagination; casual readers will enjoy the brisk pacing, humour, and the satisfying click of a lesson earned. In these pages, moral choice meets observation, making the book as suitable for adult nostalgia as for a child's first classics shelf. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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