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Title: The Peterkin Papers
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peterkin_Papers
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Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper,
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Peterkin Papers" by Lucretia P. Hale is a collection of humorous children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the misadventures of the quirky Peterkin family, particularly focusing on their comical attempts to navigate everyday life and solve simple problems in hilariously convoluted ways. The characters include Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin, their children, and their occasional interactions with the wise lady from Philadelphia, who often provides them with unconventional advice. The opening of the collection introduces Mrs. Peterkin's mishap of accidentally putting salt into her coffee instead of sugar, leading her family on a whimsical quest to rectify the situation. They first consult their neighbor, the chemist, who attempts to remedy the coffee with various unsatisfactory substances. When he fails, the children decide to seek out the herb-woman for further assistance. Ultimately, a surprising solution arises when Elizabeth Eliza suggests making a fresh cup of coffee, which the family hilariously realizes they could have done all along. This sets the tone for the delightfully chaotic adventures that the Peterkin family will continue to experience throughout the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody), 1820-1900
EBook No.: 25648
Published: May 30, 2008
Downloads: 254
Language: English
Subject: Humorous stories
Subject: Family life -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Peterkin Papers
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peterkin_Papers
Credits:
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper,
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Peterkin Papers" by Lucretia P. Hale is a collection of humorous children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the misadventures of the quirky Peterkin family, particularly focusing on their comical attempts to navigate everyday life and solve simple problems in hilariously convoluted ways. The characters include Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin, their children, and their occasional interactions with the wise lady from Philadelphia, who often provides them with unconventional advice. The opening of the collection introduces Mrs. Peterkin's mishap of accidentally putting salt into her coffee instead of sugar, leading her family on a whimsical quest to rectify the situation. They first consult their neighbor, the chemist, who attempts to remedy the coffee with various unsatisfactory substances. When he fails, the children decide to seek out the herb-woman for further assistance. Ultimately, a surprising solution arises when Elizabeth Eliza suggests making a fresh cup of coffee, which the family hilariously realizes they could have done all along. This sets the tone for the delightfully chaotic adventures that the Peterkin family will continue to experience throughout the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody), 1820-1900
EBook No.: 25648
Published: May 30, 2008
Downloads: 254
Language: English
Subject: Humorous stories
Subject: Family life -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.