Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 24, April 13, 1880

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Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 24th issue of the serial was published on April 13th, 1880 and in its pages it contains the continuing story of a young sailor now traversing the Sargasso Sea, the tale of the daring escape of two rebels with the help of a clever and brave hero, an account of the early life of George Washington, a dip in an aquarium containing some of the sea's most amazing creatures, and much more. This periodical was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. - Summary by Jill Engle

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Children's Non-fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Group: Harper's Young People

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Nancy Hanson's Project LeeSalter
00:19:36
Play 02 Across the Ocean; Or, A Boy's First Voyage: Chapter VI Paul Harvey
00:13:28
Play 03 April's Tears; Billy's Great Speech mleigh
00:09:46
Play 04 The Czar's Fish; The Hermit and the Robbers Dulaney High Key Club
00:10:35
Play 05 Animal-Plants; Easy Botony: April Larry Wilson
00:12:16
Play 06 Two Ancient Families; Chin-Fan, The Canton Boat-Boy Paul Brian Stewart
00:08:59
Play 07 The Story of George Washington: Chapter I; Puck and Blossom: Part I BettyB
00:07:50
Play 08 Our Post-Office Box BettyB
00:16:06
Play 09 Puzzles from Young Contributors; Advertisements; Decapitated Charade; A Geographical Game; A Personation; What Is My Name?; The Metric System in Coins BettyB
00:15:39