Project Gutenberg 2023-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 Stops, Mr. Mr. Stops Punctuation personified : $b or, pointing made easy $aLondon :$bJohn Harris, $c1824. Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell 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.) "Punctuation Personified: or, Pointing Made Easy by Mr. Stops" is an educational children’s book written in the 19th century. This whimsical treatise employs personification to teach young readers the importance and function of punctuation marks in writing. By integrating playful illustrations and engaging poetry, it provides a unique approach to understanding how punctuation can alter meaning in sentences. The narrative follows a young boy named Robert, who struggles with reading aloud clearly due to his rapid speech. This leads him to meet Mr. Stops, a character who personifies punctuation marks and explains their usage through various entertaining verses. Each punctuation mark, from the comma to the exclamation point, is introduced through charming illustrations and descriptions that highlight their functions and significance in reading and writing. The playful delivery not only captures the interest of children but also reinforces the foundational skills necessary for effective communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/PunctuationPersonified/page/n1/mode/2up 20230524044644mrstops 1824 GB Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Punctuation -- Juvenile literature PE Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Language & Communication 50934 2025-09-28T11:48:41.362498 text/html 26053 2023-11-01T14:12:22 text/html 1603345 2025-09-28T11:48:45.086469 application/epub+zip 1601933 2025-09-28T11:48:42.475487 application/epub+zip 158487 2025-09-28T11:48:41.808470 application/epub+zip 2039032 2025-09-28T11:48:46.864454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2024303 2025-09-28T11:48:44.538490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29595 2025-09-28T11:48:41.101448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9698 2023-11-01T14:12:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15411 2025-09-28T11:48:46.994418 application/rdf+xml 20832 2025-09-28T11:48:41.998448 image/jpeg 2766 2025-09-28T11:48:41.900484 image/jpeg 1831387 2025-09-28T11:48:41.413525 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