Project Gutenberg 2010-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 266 Various Verschillende Various, Various Hamilton, Gail 1833 1896 Dodge, Mary Abigail Larcom, Lucy 1824 1893 Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend) 1827 1916 Trowbridge, J.T. Trowbridge, John Townsend Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls Produced by Marcia Brooks, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865" by Various is a children’s illustrated magazine composed during the mid-19th century. This collection features a variety of stories, poems, and articles aimed at engaging the imaginations of young readers, providing entertainment, moral lessons, and insights into different cultures and historical contexts. The opening of this magazine includes a retelling of a heart-wrenching story about David Matson, a sailor whose fate takes a tragic turn when he is captured and sold as a slave after his ship is lost at sea. The narrative goes on to describe the emotional struggles of David's wife, Anna, who must cope with her husband's presumed death while she raises their children. In a parallel tale, the story introduces Joel Barlow, an American commissioner who ultimately frees David and reveals the complicating circumstances surrounding his family life, setting the stage for themes of love, sacrifice, and resilience. This touching introduction is complemented by a series of poems and accompanying illustrations that define the magazine's intent to entertain while imparting moral and cultural lessons to its young audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's literature -- Periodicals AP Text Our Young Folks Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry 252569 2025-06-12T15:33:14.709893 text/html 252930 2021-01-05T23:43:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1446308 2021-01-05T23:43:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1628604 2025-06-12T15:33:24.095842 application/epub+zip 1628754 2025-06-12T15:33:18.895903 application/epub+zip 161159 2025-06-12T15:33:17.251906 application/epub+zip 1800925 2025-06-12T15:33:27.789838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1791455 2025-06-12T15:33:22.814850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218379 2022-09-14T08:39:36.268587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220732 2025-06-12T15:33:13.967865 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220603 2021-01-05T23:43:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87445 2021-01-05T23:43:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220595 2021-01-05T23:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87422 2021-01-05T23:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22102 2025-06-12T15:33:27.976829 application/rdf+xml 15873 2025-06-12T15:33:17.829845 image/jpeg 3770 2025-06-12T15:33:17.538869 image/jpeg 1533433 2025-06-12T15:33:14.806886 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia