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The Little Dog Trusty; The Orange Man; and the Cherry Orchard; Being the Tenth

By Maria Edgeworth

2020-10-24 18:23:32

Very, very little children must not read this story; for they cannot understand it: they will not know what is meant by a liar and a boy of truth. Very little children, when they are asked a question, say "yes," and "no," without knowing the mean ... Read more
Very, very little children must not read this story; for they cannot understand it: they will not know what is meant by a liar and a boy of truth. Very little children, when they are asked a question, say "yes," and "no," without knowing the meaning of the words; but you, children, who can speak quite plain, and who can tell, by words, what you wish for, and what you want, and what you have seen, and what you have done; you who understand what is meant by the words "I have done it," or "I have not," you may read this story; for—you can understand it. Less

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File size104.901 KB
Print pages30
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1318000562
Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a sig...

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