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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Vacation evenings, or, Conversations between a governess and her pupils: with the addition of A visitor from Eton: being a series of original poems, t

Vacation evenings, or, Conversations between a governess and her pupils: with the addition of A visitor from Eton: being a series of original poems, t

Bayley, Catharine

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ISBN10: 9353608910
ISBN13: 9789353608910
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Apr 15 2019
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Holiday evenings become lessons of heart and mind in Catharine Bayley's gently didactic world. Every scene invites quiet reflection. Volume II of Vacation Evenings gathers conversations between a thoughtful governess and her pupils, enriched by the additional episode of a visitor from Eton, to form a classic children's anthology of verse, narrative, and informal essay. Original poems, short tales, and reflective pieces sit alongside carefully chosen quotations from ancient and modern writers, shaping a moral tales collection designed for moral education for youth and quiet fireside reading. Themes of duty, kindness, self-command, and piety unfold through character building stories and eton schoolboy tales that speak to curiosity as much as conscience. As a work of 19th century children's literature, this historic British children's book reflects a moment when home conversation and reading were central to forming the young, making it a natural choice for homeschool moral reading and for anyone interested in classical education literature. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Both casual readers and collectors will value its window into early-nineteenth-century family life and belief, while admirers of earnest, thoughtful governess and pupils stories will find it a rewarding companion volume, especially for Hannah More readers and for Maria Edgeworth fans.

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