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Dicky Random; or, Good-Nature is nothing without Good Conduct; Anon. 1
The Months; Anon. 15
Jemima Placid; or, The Advantage of Good-Nature; Anon. 23
Prince Life; by G. P. R. James 72
The Farm-Yard Journal; by the Aikins 90
The Fruits of Disobedience; or, The Kidnapped Child; Anon. 98
The Rose's Breakfast; Anon. 114
The Three Cakes; by Armand Berquin 128
Amendment; Anon. 136
Scourhill's Adventures; Anon. 162
The Journal; by Priscilla Wakefield 172
Ellen and George; or, The Game at Cricket; by A. C. Mant 181
Waste Not, Want Not; or, Two Strings to Your Bow; by Maria Edgeworth 204
The Bunch of Cherries; Anon. 242
The Fugitive; by Miss Pearson 256
The Butcher's Tournament; by Peter Parley 275
Malleville's Night of Adventure; by Jacob Abbott 297
The Life and Adventures of Lady Anne; Anon. 320
Captain Murderer; by Charles Dickens 422
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Off it went, knocked him backwards, and shivered a beautiful mirror 7
The lambs frisk about her 17
Ellen went a dozen times in the day to look at her new cap 37
'I was reading, and was interrupted by Henry Lenox and three others talking over a secret' 65
The Prince slays the monster with a hundred horrible heads 87
She kicked up her hind legs and threw down the milk-pail 91
Cut her beautiful hair close to her head 103
The sweet Misses Lilies of the Valley could not be tempted from their retreat 121
'I will play you all the pretty tunes that I know, if you will give me leave' 133
Had not the gardener, who then came up, taken him in his arms, and carried him into the house, in spite of his kicking and screaming 143
Every boy ... joined in the pursuit, and every cottage poured out its matrons and children and dogs 165
George was despatched to desire one of the servants to bring a basket, in which we carried the poor sufferer 177
Hither Ellen accompanied him to see the wickets completed 187
'Oh, what an excellent motto!' exclaimed Ben 207
'The everlasting whipcord, I declare' 239
'The happiness of sharing with others that which we possess enhances the value of its enjoyment' 245
'There he goes!' 263
Knights in armour tumbled over their own steeds, donkeys ran snorting about, ladies shrieked 293
Wherever the feather passed it changed the surface of the water into ice 303
The arrival at the inn 325
The Flight over London Bridge 351
Lady Anne finds her father 407
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago
Dicky Random
Good-nature is nothing without Good Conduct
'In festive play this maxim prize-- Be always merry--always WISE!'
'Do you know what hour it is when you see a clock?' said Mr. Random to his little son Richard.
'Yes, father,' said Richard; 'for I can count it all round. When both hands are at the top of the clock, then I know it is time to leave school.'
'Then go and see what time it is,' said his father.
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