More Seeds of Knowledge; Or, Another Peep at Charles

By Miss Corner

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 24, 2019
• ISBN: 4064066133573

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Miss Corner

More Seeds of Knowledge; Or, Another Peep at Charles

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4064066133573

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ILLUSTRATIONS

MORE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE; OR, ANOTHER PEEP AT CHARLES.

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHARLES'S PROGRESS IN LEARNING.

CHAP. II.

BLACK SLAVES.

CHAP. III.

A VISIT TO THE THEATER.

CHAP. IV.

CONVERSATION ON HISTORY.

CHAP. V.

MISSIONARIES.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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THE INCA'S SURPRISE AT SEEING A WATCH

LITTLE CHARLES LEARNING GEOGRAPHY

THE AFRICAN TORN FROM HIS HOME BY WHITE-MAN

MAN (Drawing)

LITTLE CHARLES SEEING A CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME

CONVERSATIONS IN HISTORY. CHARLES IInd

THE GOOD MISSIONARY GOING ABROAD

THE GOOD MISSIONARY TEACHING THE SAVAGES TO BUILD

MORE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE;

OR, ANOTHER PEEP AT CHARLES.

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CHAP. I.

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CHARLES'S PROGRESS IN LEARNING.

You have heard a great deal about Charles in the Seeds of Useful Knowledge; perhaps you would like to hear a little more about him; for, as he was never tired of learning good things, I might fill many books, if I were to speak of every thing that his papa and mamma taught him. But I dare say all the boys and girls who read this, have kind parents or friends who teach them, as well as Charles's papa and mamma taught him; so I will only mention such things as they may not perhaps yet have heard.

But first of all, I must tell you what Charles has been doing, since you heard of him last. He was now a year older than he was then, and he was also wiser, for he could write pretty well, and read without spelling the long words; he knew the multiplication table, and the pence table too; and could do sums in multiplication without a mistake, when he took pains; but sometimes, when he was careless, or in a hurry, the sums were