Project Gutenberg 2011-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 480 Edgeworth, Maria 1768 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Edgeworth, Miss Ritchie, Anne Thackeray 1837 1919 Thackeray, Anne Isabella Ritchie, Anne Isabella Thackeray, Lady Thackeray, Miss Hammond, Christine M. Demain, active 1886-1910 Hammond, C. M. Demain (Christine M. Demain) Hammond, Chris The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parent%27s_Assistant Introduction -- Preface -- The orphans -- Lazy Lawrence -- The false key -- Simple Susan -- The white pigeon -- The birthday present -- Eton Montem -- Forgive and forget -- Waste not, want not; or, two strings to your bow -- Old Poz -- The mimic -- The barring out; or, party spirit -- The bracelets -- The little merchants -- Tarlton -- The basket-woman. Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children" by Maria Edgeworth is a collection of children's stories written in the early 19th century. This anthology focuses on moral lessons and the experiences of young protagonists, often reflecting themes of industriousness, honesty, and familial love. The stories are set in rural Ireland and feature a variety of characters, particularly children who navigate challenges and learn important life principles. At the start of the collection, Edgeworth introduces the story of "The Orphans," which follows Mary and her siblings after the death of their mother. Left alone in a small cabin, Mary takes on the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings while trying to secure their future and financial stability. The narrative quickly highlights their struggles to maintain their home and self-respect, underscored by the kindness of neighbors and the eventual discovery of a hidden treasure that tests their virtue and honesty. The opening establishes a foundation of familial bonds and moral dilemmas, making it clear that the tales that follow will explore themes of character and the virtues of hard work and integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 1068077 2025-06-14T17:12:10.896800 text/html 1070409 2021-01-07T18:40:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii 7369621 2021-01-07T18:40:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 7736478 2025-06-14T17:12:33.806659 application/epub+zip 7734460 2025-06-14T17:12:17.354769 application/epub+zip 484418 2025-06-14T17:12:14.510756 application/epub+zip 8083385 2025-06-14T17:12:45.318615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7995649 2025-06-14T17:12:29.932726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773448 2022-09-16T13:39:11.697428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 982287 2025-06-14T17:12:08.646834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 981905 2021-01-07T18:40:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 362504 2021-01-07T18:40:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 981898 2021-01-07T18:40:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362451 2021-01-07T18:40:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22137 2025-06-14T17:12:45.552602 application/rdf+xml 16569 2025-06-14T17:12:15.175802 image/jpeg 3704 2025-06-14T17:12:14.848779 image/jpeg 7601249 2025-06-14T17:12:11.234805 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