Project Gutenberg 2013-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 152 Berquin, M. (Arnaud) 1747 1791 Berquin, Arnaud Johnson, R. (Richard) 1733 1793 Johnson, Richard Cooper, J. Cooper, Samuel Gulliver, Lilliputius Littleton, Tommy Meanwell, Nancy Bewick, John 1760 1795 Bewick, I. The Blossoms of Morality Intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Blossoms of Morality" by M. Berquin and R. Johnson is a collection of moral tales intended for the amusement and instruction of young readers, written in the early 19th century. This work aims to instill values of wisdom, virtue, and ethical conduct through various stories that explore the effects of upbringing and character development in children. The narrative intertwines lessons with characters like Ernestus and Fragilis, contrasting different approaches to parenting and their consequences on the children's lives. The opening of the book introduces the narrative style and outlines its purpose of guiding youth through entertaining yet educational tales. The initial story, "Ernestus and Fragilis," follows two boys raised under different circumstances: Ernestus, who is nurtured with love and discipline, and Fragilis, who is indulged and suffers from the consequences of lax parenting. As they grow, their divergent paths illustrate the significance of resilience, responsibility, and moral guidance. The preface also emphasizes that the several stories included will not just entertain but also provide the youthful reader with critical reflections on their values and behaviors, making them more aware of the world around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43854/43854-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Children's stories, French -- Translations into English PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 331828 2025-09-17T14:51:35.141109 text/html 312277 2024-10-23T18:49:58 text/html 3691829 2025-09-17T14:51:40.448120 application/epub+zip 3694051 2025-09-17T14:51:36.354126 application/epub+zip 196566 2025-09-17T14:51:35.687117 application/epub+zip 3797106 2025-09-17T14:51:43.687120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3756666 2025-09-17T14:51:39.758085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265355 2022-09-20T04:31:42.984889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298231 2025-09-17T14:51:34.405126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278348 2024-10-23T18:49:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17621 2025-09-17T14:51:43.844057 application/rdf+xml 18172 2025-09-17T14:51:35.783093 image/jpeg 2948 2025-09-17T14:51:35.735097 image/jpeg 3356031 2025-09-17T14:51:35.282104 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