The Blue Jar Story Book by Edgeworth, Lamb, Lamb, and Mant
"The Blue Jar Story Book" by Maria Edgeworth, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Alicia C. Mant, and others is a collection of illustrated children's stories likely written in the early 20th century. This anthology features charming tales aimed at young readers, with themes that often instruct moral lessons and foster good values. The stories revolve around children and their adventures, decisions, and life lessons, such as the story of Rosamond and her fatefulchoice between a blue jar and a pair of shoes. At the start of the collection, the opening story centers on a young girl named Rosamond who accompanies her mother through the bustling streets of London. As they pass various shops, Rosamond expresses her desire for beautiful items she sees, including a blue flower-pot. After a delightful but ultimately disappointing decision-making process, Rosamond chooses the flower-pot over new shoes, believing it would bring her happiness. However, upon receiving the jar, she discovers it is not blue as she had hoped, leading to a lesson about the importance of wisdom in choices, understanding the consequences, and dealing with disappointment. This narrative sets the tone for the engaging and instructional tales that follow in the rest of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849 |
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| Author | Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834 |
| Author | Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847 |
| Author | Mant, Alicia Catherine, -1869 |
| LoC No. | 07030432 |
| Title | The Blue Jar Story Book |
| Note | Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | The blue jar -- The basket woman -- The sea voyage -- The changeling -- The inquisitive girl -- The little blue bag. |
| Credits | Produced by David Edwards, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 34470 |
| Release Date | Nov 28, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 145 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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