Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 08, Dec. 23, 1879
Various
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction and nonfiction, anecdotes, jokes, artwork, craft projects, and more for children. This eighth issue of the serial was published on December 23, 1879 and contained expanded content and improvements to the printed format. Published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their other publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. The story "Christmas Puzzle" contains a puzzle which is in illustrated form, to view the illustration, please visit this periodical issue on Project Gutenberg. (Summary by Jill Engle) (1 hr 43 min)
Chapitres
| The Brave Swiss Boy: Part VII - A Glimpse of Parisian Life | 16:30 | Lu par Matthieu |
| The Beautiful Christmas Green; Christmas Puzzle | 8:00 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
| A Christmas Story | 12:58 | Lu par David Olson |
| The History of Photogen and Nycteris: Parts XIV-XV | 14:23 | Lu par A LibriVox Volunteer |
| The Gift of the Birds | 3:48 | Lu par A LibriVox Volunteer |
| The Fair Persian | 16:11 | Lu par Lee-Ann Niazi |
| They Got the Turkey | 9:17 | Lu par Matthieu |
| Books Suitable for Holiday Presents; Harper's Young People; A Liberal Offer for… | 14:07 | Lu par Jill Engle |
| Our Post-Office Box | 7:50 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
Critiques
Very Christmassy
Janelle
Another fun edition, although I admit the section on books to buy for Christmas put me to sleep. I love hearing the post box letters, there's just something about hearing the voices of children from the past that's really special.