Project Gutenberg 2022-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 131 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Incidents of childhood $aUnited Kingdom :$bB. J. Holdsworth,$c1821. The iron box -- Phebe's visit -- Curiosity and inquiry -- The two tempers -- Little fanny's plan -- The visit to London -- The belfry -- The tinner's son. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Incidents of Childhood" by Anonymous is a collection of children's fictitious narratives written in the early 19th century. The book aims to present familiar topics and simple stories that reflect the minor virtues and common faults of childhood, making it suitable and entertaining for young readers. The main characters introduced in the opening portion include Peter Simons, a lazy fisherman’s son who embarks on a journey of self-improvement after discovering an empty iron box, illustrating themes of ambition and industriousness. The beginning of "Incidents of Childhood" introduces Peter Simons, who lives a carefree yet idle life by the sea. Peter's life changes when he finds an iron box buried in the sand, leading him to believe it contains treasure. Motivated by the potential of wealth, he begins to work diligently to buy tools needed to open the box. As he labors to unlock its secrets, Peter begins to relish the satisfaction of hard work, ultimately transforming himself from a lazy boy into an industrious young man. This opening illustrates the themes of ambition and personal growth, setting the stage for further tales focused on the experiences and lessons of childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/incidentsofchild00londiala/page/n7/mode/2up 20211003140131anonymous 1821 GB Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 185513 2025-09-27T05:40:39.139786 text/html 160806 2024-10-18T21:57:48 text/html 780159 2025-09-27T05:40:43.669786 application/epub+zip 777485 2025-09-27T05:40:40.481787 application/epub+zip 180310 2025-09-27T05:40:39.697806 application/epub+zip 1069981 2025-09-27T05:40:45.979825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1047939 2025-09-27T05:40:43.095768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545657 2022-09-30T16:37:24.359382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158543 2025-09-27T05:40:38.693825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138585 2024-10-18T21:57:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17332 2025-09-27T05:40:46.120764 application/rdf+xml 13812 2025-09-27T05:40:39.992793 image/jpeg 2317 2025-09-27T05:40:39.844783 image/jpeg 1160717 2025-09-27T05:40:39.169784 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 More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia