The Youth's Keepsake

<p><i>The Youth's Keepsake: A Christmas and New Year's Present</i> published in 1831 is a charming collection of stories and poems intended as a gift for young readers during the holiday season. Reflecting the literary tastes and moral values of the early 19th century this volume offers a glimpse into the world of children's literature from a bygone era. The stories are designed to entertain and instruct making it a delightful read for those interested in historical children's literature. This collection captures the spirit of Christmas and New Year's celebrations as they were experienced nearly two centuries ago.</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>