Project Gutenberg 2018-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 209 Baker, Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker) 1824 1906 Aunt Friendly Baker, Mrs. Woods Baker, Sarah Schoonmaker Tuthill The Babes in the Basket; or, Daph and Her Charge Produced by Larry B. Harrison, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Babes in the Basket; or, Daph and Her Charge" by Sarah S. Baker is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of sacrifice, loyalty, and love through the character of Daph, a devoted caretaker of two white children, Charlie and Louise, who are in grave danger due to their families' misfortunes. Daph's journey begins as she secretly saves the children from harm, embarking on a quest filled with trials and a deep sense of responsibility towards her charges. At the start of the novel, the tranquility of a moonlit room is abruptly disrupted by Daph, who enters stealthily to care for the sleeping children, providing them with medicine disguised in fruit. Her loving actions set off a chain of events that lead to their escape aboard a ship, revealing hints of impending danger. The narrative quickly captures readers' attention, as it unfolds the challenges Daph faces not only in protecting the children but also in navigating her own emotional turmoil. The opening serves as a poignant introduction to a story of compassion and the struggle against adversity, positioning Daph as a figure of maternal strength in a world rife with societal challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction Loyalty -- Juvenile fiction Caribbean Area -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 181477 2025-07-22T13:57:38.799730 text/html 185743 2018-03-24T04:05:04 text/html 308117 2025-07-22T13:57:42.268793 application/epub+zip 305743 2025-07-22T13:57:39.414808 application/epub+zip 156778 2025-07-22T13:57:39.093837 application/epub+zip 359602 2025-07-22T13:57:44.591726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330713 2025-07-22T13:57:41.930745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186411 2022-08-25T14:48:01.750162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153980 2025-07-22T13:57:38.482765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154093 2018-03-24T04:04:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19026 2025-07-22T13:57:44.714772 application/rdf+xml 18423 2025-07-22T13:57:39.172731 image/jpeg 2603 2025-07-22T13:57:39.132798 image/jpeg 58383 2018-03-24T04:05:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 294393 2018-03-24T04:05:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 337378 2025-07-22T13:57:38.822773 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