Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 08, Dec. 23, 1879


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(3 stars; 2 reviews)

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)

Kapitel

The Brave Swiss Boy: Part VII - A Glimpse of Parisian Life 16:30 Gelesen von Matthieu
The Beautiful Christmas Green; Christmas Puzzle 8:00 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
A Christmas Story 12:58 Gelesen von David Olson
The History of Photogen and Nycteris: Parts XIV-XV 14:23 Gelesen von A LibriVox Volunteer
The Gift of the Birds 3:48 Gelesen von A LibriVox Volunteer
The Fair Persian 16:11 Gelesen von Lee-Ann Niazi
They Got the Turkey 9:17 Gelesen von Matthieu
Books Suitable for Holiday Presents; Harper's Young People; A Liberal Offer for… 14:07 Gelesen von Jill Engle
Our Post-Office Box 7:50 Gelesen von Larry Wilson

Bewertungen

Very Christmassy


(3 stars)

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.