Project Gutenberg 2013-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 114 Sandham, Elizabeth Deaf and Dumb! Third Edition E-text prepared by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Deaf and Dumb!" by Elizabeth Sandham is a fictional narrative written in the early 19th century. The book addresses the experiences of children who are deaf and mute, highlighting their struggles and the societal neglect they often face. Through the story, the author aims to raise awareness and compassion towards those with such disabilities, particularly focusing on the need for better educational and social support. The narrative revolves around two young children, William and Lucy Goldsmith, who face the challenges of deafness and muteness. Their plight captures the attention of kind-hearted individuals like Mr. Beaufort, who works to secure their admission to a charitable asylum designed for the education of deaf-mute children. The story explores their daily experiences, family dynamics, and the emotional bond between the siblings, all while shedding light on the importance of compassion and community support in transforming their lives. As the children receive the education and skills they need, the book culminates in themes of hope, recovery, and the fulfillment of their potential. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42353/42353-h/images/frontispiece.jpg Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Deaf -- Education -- Juvenile fiction Deaf children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 106070 2025-07-17T07:11:53.901248 text/html 83629 2024-10-23T14:43:18 text/html 140014 2025-07-17T07:11:56.110219 application/epub+zip 138942 2025-07-17T07:11:54.343245 application/epub+zip 101627 2025-07-17T07:11:54.110255 application/epub+zip 189850 2025-07-17T07:11:57.662227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174014 2025-07-17T07:11:55.866273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137217 2022-09-19T10:51:18.871228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91153 2023-09-18T11:12:18.939667 text/plain 71300 2024-10-23T14:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17129 2025-07-17T07:11:57.785217 application/rdf+xml 27350 2025-07-17T07:11:54.176241 image/jpeg 3707 2025-07-17T07:11:54.144266 image/jpeg 126434 2025-07-17T07:11:53.912246 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