Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Burritt, Elihu 1810 1879 Jemmy Stubbins, or the Nailer Boy Illustrations of the Law of Kindness Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Jemmy Stubbins, or the Nailer Boy" by Elihu Burritt is a children's book written in the mid-19th century, specifically published in 1850. This narrative illustrates social issues related to poverty and education faced by working-class children in England during that time. The story centers around a young boy named Josiah, nicknamed Jemmy, who is forced into labor at an incredibly young age and highlights the dire circumstances of child laborers in the industrial era. The narrative follows Jemmy's journey as a nailer boy working alongside his father in a blacksmith shop, laboring long hours for meager wages. His life takes a turn when Elihu Burritt learns of his plight and initiates a fundraising effort in America, allowing Jemmy to attend school and receive an education. As the story progresses, we see Jemmy blossom from a child laborer lacking in education into a literate boy who can read the Bible and teach his siblings and neighbors. The book emphasizes themes of kindness, community support, and the transformative power of education, offering a poignant reflection on the responsibility of society to protect and nurture its children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Charity -- Juvenile literature England -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature Humanitarianism -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 94932 2025-06-05T05:23:25.803941 text/html 80136 2004-02-09T11:59:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 322053 2025-06-05T05:23:31.942932 application/epub+zip 321782 2025-06-05T05:23:28.971941 application/epub+zip 97315 2025-06-05T05:23:27.684947 application/epub+zip 296945 2025-06-05T05:23:34.104445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280328 2025-06-05T05:23:31.134915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166519 2022-09-05T11:11:38.670805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69229 2023-10-05T07:54:32.410022 text/plain 15936 2025-06-05T05:23:34.242412 application/rdf+xml 11397 2025-06-05T05:23:28.262949 image/jpeg 2820 2025-06-05T05:23:27.971956 image/jpeg 437658 2025-06-05T05:23:25.816992 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia