Project Gutenberg 2010-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 164 Leslie, Eliza 1787 1858 Leslie, Miss (Eliza) Stories for Helen The tell-tale -- The boarding school feast -- The week of idleness -- Madeline Malcolm. Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Stories for Helen" by Eliza Leslie is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The stories are intended for juvenile readers and blend instruction with amusement, appealing to moral lessons through engaging narratives. The prominent character introduced in the opening story is Rosamond Evering, a mischievous girl whose propensity for gossip and exaggeration leads to several unfortunate consequences for herself and those around her. The beginning of the volume sets the stage with Rosamond's reckless behavior as she shares unpleasant remarks she overhears, ultimately harming her family relationships and causing a rift with their cook, Venus. Following a series of incidents where her tell-tales lead to escalating trouble, Rosamond faces significant repercussions that leave her parents disappointed and her social connections strained. Through her experiences, the initial chapter serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of gossiping and the value of discretion, hinting at the moral lessons that will permeate throughout the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33510/33510-h/images/frontis.jpg Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Children's stories, American PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 203810 2025-08-13T13:16:16.368725 text/html 202981 2010-08-23T11:45:06 text/html 278613 2025-08-13T13:16:22.235630 application/epub+zip 280141 2025-08-13T13:16:18.540693 application/epub+zip 137337 2025-08-13T13:16:17.199694 application/epub+zip 403672 2025-08-13T13:16:25.000618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380144 2025-08-13T13:16:21.406684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211990 2022-09-15T10:17:57.540137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180703 2025-08-13T13:16:15.860719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180603 2010-08-23T11:45:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180595 2010-08-23T11:45:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20269 2025-08-13T13:16:25.132624 application/rdf+xml 12143 2025-08-13T13:16:17.700672 image/jpeg 3345 2025-08-13T13:16:17.451682 image/jpeg 67043 2010-08-23T11:45:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 208973 2010-08-23T11:45:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 67020 2010-08-23T11:45:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 265548 2025-08-13T13:16:16.395704 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