The Good Son
Financial loss, filial piety, the value of physical labor.
After a father's financial loss, his young son secretly works as a gardener while at boarding school to help earn money for his family.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
The Juvenile Miscellany [edited by Lydia Maria Child] (January 1829): 217-29.
1829
Hannah L. Drew, L. Damon-Bach, D. Gussman
English
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West Point
West Point as a summer resort and its relation to the Revolutionary War.
The narrator describes West Point's attractions for visitors, and relates a story about General Kosciusko and his former servant, Agrippa Hull.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
Juvenile Miscellany [edited by Lydia M. Child]
November and December 1833
L. Damon-Bach, D. Gussman
English
Saturday Night
Teaching children to appreciate the gifts of the five senses and God.
A mother tells her children a bedtime story about a mysterious Friend who gives children precious gifts, and teaches a lesson about gratitude and prayer.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
Stories for Young Persons, 146-52.
Harper & Brothers
1840
Heather Harman, Nicole Wheatley, D, Gussman
Originally published "by Stockbridge S." in the Juvenile Miscellany, [edited by Lydia M. Child] (January 1827): 31-39. Collected in A Short Essay to Do Good, 18-24, 1828
English
Dogs
Dogs, dog-training, cruelty to animals, loyalty, goodness versus genius..
After an older brother tells his younger siblings all about an extraordinary dog he encountered in New York City, his mother criticizes animal cruelty and reminds them of the fidelity and goodness of dogs.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
"Stockbridge S."
<em>The Juvenile Miscellany</em> [edited by Lydia Maria Child], (March 1828): 30-43
1828
L. Damon-Bach, D. Gussman
Reprinted as <em>The Sagacity of Dogs.</em> Boston: Marsh & Capen, 1828. Collected in <em>Stories for Young Persons</em>, 153-63, 1840.
English
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Country Pleasures
Country versus city life.
The narrator writes of a little girl, Lucy, who recently lost her mother and brother to death. Her father sends her to live with her aunt and cousin for a year in the country.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
Miss Sedgwick
<em>Juvenile Miscellany</em> [edited by Lydia M. Child] (May and June 1832): 111-34.
1832
L. Damon-Bach, Meghan Smith
Collected in <em>Stories for Young Persons</em>, 125-41, 1840.
English
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"Mary Smith"
Children's Fiction, Class Difference, Letter Writing, Republicanism
A young girl from a modest family is hurt by another young girl from a wealthy family.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
Stockbridge, S.
Juvenile Miscellany V2 (edited by Mrs. LM [Lydia Maria] Child) Boston: p. 110-134
Allen and Ticknor
May 1829
J. Robinson
Sequel to “The Good Son” in Juvenile Miscellany (Jan. 1829): 217-29
English
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"Ella"
Children's fiction, Christian behavior, class difference.
A modest young woman from the country comes to live with her city cousins, and uses Biblical and parental precepts to adjust and thrive.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
Miss Sedgwick
<em>Juvenile Miscellany</em>, 3rd Series, V4, (edited by Mrs. D. L. [Lydia Maria] Child), Boston: Allen and Ticknor, 11-35.
March and April, 1834.
D. Gussman
Also collected in <em>Stories for Young Persons</em>, 95-112, 1840.
English
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