The Playfellow

<p><i>The Playfellow</i> is a collection of short stories by Harriet Martineau originally published in the mid-19th century and intended for young readers. This edition contains four complete tales: The Crofton Boys a school story; Feats on the Fiord set in Norway; The Settlers at Home about early colonial life; and The Peasant and the Prince an historical tale. Each story is designed to entertain and instruct offering moral lessons and insights into different cultures and historical periods.</p><p>Martineau's engaging narrative style and her focus on character development make these stories enduring classics for children and adults alike. The Playfellow reflects the values and educational approaches of its time offering a window into 19th-century children's literature and social history.</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>