Project Gutenberg 2005-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 186 French, Sarah A Book for the Young Produced by Early Canadiana Online, Robert Cicconetti, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Book for the Young" by Sarah French is a collection of writings intended for young readers, likely written in the mid-19th century. This work appears to focus on instilling moral lessons and guiding principles through poetry, prose, and stories aimed at youth, blending themes of reflection, life choices, and the inevitability of consequences. The opening reveals that French endeavors to make her "little book" not only entertaining but also beneficial for its target audience. The beginning of the text sets a reflective tone, addressing young readers with a heartfelt greeting for the Christmas and New Year season. The author encourages them to appreciate the blessings in their lives while fostering gratitude and self-improvement. French emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and moral responsibility during this celebratory time, imploring her readers to consider how they can use their experiences, both good and bad, to grow and become better individuals. Through this opening, French lays the groundwork for a rich exploration of life's lessons that the ensuing stories will cover. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry Short stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry 232572 2025-10-07T04:25:42.016594 text/html 232320 2020-12-14T11:59:03 text/html 151642 2025-10-07T04:25:47.786555 application/epub+zip 153310 2025-10-07T04:25:43.848565 application/epub+zip 153310 2025-10-07T04:25:42.740585 application/epub+zip 274548 2025-10-07T04:25:50.456553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313612 2025-10-07T04:25:47.118627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293294 2022-08-07T11:37:14.423408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210818 2025-10-07T04:25:41.224612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210699 2020-12-14T11:59:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210691 2020-12-14T11:59:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19628 2025-10-07T04:25:50.596544 application/rdf+xml 11515 2025-10-07T04:25:43.236601 image/jpeg 3232 2025-10-07T04:25:42.985582 image/jpeg 83702 2020-12-14T11:59:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 84767 2020-12-14T11:59:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 83680 2020-12-14T11:59:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 145814 2025-10-07T04:25:42.036571 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