Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children includes delightful serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles and fun. This 16th issue of the serial, published on February 17, 1880, features stories of a baby saved from a flood, a lesson in the evils of shoplifting, a profile of the wild boar, a beloved child lost and then found with aid from birds, and much, much more. This serial was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their other publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. Summary by Jill Engle
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
General Prescott and the Yankee Boy; Climbing a Mountain Three Miles High; The Gold Diggings of Ireland
13:08 - Chapter 2
The Story of the Summer Boarder, Moses, and the Two Visitors
17:49 - Chapter 3
The Fairy Painters; A Wide-Awake Russian Sentry
09:14 - Chapter 4
The Song of the Wren
12:09 - Chapter 5
Wild Boars
05:20 - Chapter 6
Taking--Not Stealing
17:08 - Chapter 7
The First Valentine; The King's Baby; George Washington
09:37 - Chapter 8
Our Post-Office Box
12:22 - Chapter 9
Advertisements; Too Fat and Too Thin; The Ribbon Dance; A Cause for Worriment; Search, if you like…; Broken Rhymes; Shadows of Great Men
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