Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 24, April 13, 1880

by Various

Children's Fiction Children's Non-fiction Short Stories

9 chapters1h 54mEnglish1880

About this book

Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 24th issue of the serial was published on April 13th, 1880 and in its pages it contains the continuing story of a young sailor now traversing the Sargasso Sea, the tale of the daring escape of two rebels with the help of a clever and brave hero, an account of the early life of George Washington, a dip in an aquarium containing some of the sea's most amazing creatures, and much more. This periodical was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. - Summary by Jill Engle

Chapters (9)

1Nancy Hanson's Project

1176

2Across the Ocean; Or, A Boy's First Voyage: Chapter VI

808

3April's Tears; Billy's Great Speech

586

4The Czar's Fish; The Hermit and the Robbers

635

5Animal-Plants; Easy Botony: April

736

6Two Ancient Families; Chin-Fan, The Canton Boat-Boy

539

7The Story of George Washington: Chapter I; Puck and Blossom: Part I

470

8Our Post-Office Box

966

9Puzzles from Young Contributors; Advertisements; Decapitated Charade; A Geographical Game; A Personation; What Is My Name?; The Metric System in Coins

939

Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 24, April 13, 1880

About this book

Chapters (9)

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