Project Gutenberg 2024-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 94 Kilner, Mary Ann 1753 1831 Kilner, Mary Jane Slinn, Sarah S. S. William Sedley : $b or, the evil day deferred $aLondon :$bJohn Marshall, $c1783. Richard Tonsing, 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.) "WILLIAM SEDLEY: or, the Evil Day Deferred" by Mary Ann Kilner is a moralistic novel written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around the character of William Sedley, a sensitive boy who grapples with his emotions and the judgments he makes about happiness and social status. As he navigates his relationships with peers of different social standings, he learns about virtue, empathy, and the consequences of one's choices. At the start of the narrative, we find William in a state of emotional turmoil, struggling with the sadness of returning to school after a holiday. A conversation with a poor chimney-sweeper named Tony reveals the stark differences in their lives, prompting William to reflect on the nature of happiness. As the opening progresses, William is accompanied by his grandfather, Mr. Graves, who shares wisdom on experience, virtue, and the importance of character. This discussion sets the tone for the lessons William will learn throughout the story as he faces various moral dilemmas and the choices that come with them. The beginning establishes a rich thematic foundation centered on the values of empathy, responsibility, and personal growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/williamsedleyevi00kilniala/page/n11/mode/2up 20220425133035anonymous 1783 GB Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories PZ Text 186828 2025-06-29T10:58:56.859519 text/html 162010 2024-10-07T09:23:06 text/html 578095 2025-06-29T10:59:01.931522 application/epub+zip 577355 2025-06-29T10:58:58.696554 application/epub+zip 177673 2025-06-29T10:58:57.822513 application/epub+zip 926358 2025-06-29T10:59:04.350552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901997 2025-06-29T10:59:01.253523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154440 2025-06-29T10:58:56.389508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134525 2024-10-07T09:23:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16119 2025-06-29T10:59:04.482481 application/rdf+xml 19382 2025-06-29T10:58:58.107485 image/jpeg 3066 2025-06-29T10:58:57.963494 image/jpeg 1127548 2025-06-29T10:58:56.887514 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