The Children's Friend

<p><i>The Children's Friend</i> translated from the French of M. Berquin presents a collection of moral and instructive stories intended for young readers. This edition featuring thirty engravings from original designs aims to both entertain and educate. Volume 1 and 2 contains tales designed to instill virtues and proper conduct in children reflecting the educational ideals of the 19th century. Berquin's work was popular for its focus on relatable characters and situations offering gentle lessons on topics such as honesty kindness and obedience. This new translation seeks to make these timeless stories accessible to a contemporary audience preserving the charm and wisdom of the original French edition.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>