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Maria Edgeworth
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Johnson Clifton
pubblicato da
New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American book company [c1905]
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The title I have chosen indicates their character. They are all stories with a purpose.
They teach thrift and honesty, industry and manliness. We see in them that people feel cheerful and happy when they are employed, and we find in them antidotes for pride, for ill humor, and hastiness of temper, and for the tendency to admire and imitate the fashions of the time being. The stories are dramatic, and arouse hope, fear, and curiosity ; there is always brisk conversation and the sentiment is admirable.
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