Project Gutenberg 2007-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 285 Bakewell, Esther 1798 1873 The book of one syllable Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "The Book of One Syllable" by Esther Bakewell is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. Designed to be accessible to young readers, the book employs simple language, utilizing only one-syllable words to convey moral lessons through various tales that explore themes such as honesty, self-restraint, and the consequences of one's actions. The stories narrate the experiences of characters like Ruth Grey, a girl whose curiosity leads her to sneak into a forbidden room and indulge in sweets, resulting in feelings of shame and guilt. Other tales depict children facing the repercussions of disobedience and the importance of listening to parental advice, as seen in the stories of George Crisp and the Lloyd children who venture out to a fair against their parents' wishes. Each narrative serves to instruct the reader on valuable life lessons, ultimately fostering a sense of moral understanding through engaging, relatable storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 113178 2025-06-10T03:43:55.855784 text/html 108536 2007-11-12T08:33:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 588711 2007-11-12T08:33:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 854718 2025-06-10T03:43:58.556804 application/epub+zip 854760 2025-06-10T03:43:56.418825 application/epub+zip 56765 2025-06-10T03:43:56.108785 application/epub+zip 907523 2025-06-10T03:44:00.389813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 889593 2025-06-10T03:43:58.241769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95716 2022-08-11T05:03:22.041168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98230 2025-06-10T03:43:55.511847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98049 2007-11-12T08:33:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34829 2007-11-12T08:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18059 2025-06-10T03:44:00.519764 application/rdf+xml 13297 2025-06-10T03:43:56.180818 image/jpeg 2181 2025-06-10T03:43:56.146806 image/jpeg 592021 2025-06-10T03:43:55.893783 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