Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 35, June 29, 1880
Harper's Young People is an illustrated weekly publication for children that includes short stories, tales from history, natural history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 35th issue of the serial was published on June 29th, 1880. In this issue, "The Moral Pirates" battle nature and their dinner in the fifth part of their story, a young man tries his hand at piano tuning with off-key results in "Miss Pamela Plumstone's Piano", and city girl Julie sets off on a secret quest to locate the characters of Catskill folklore in the continuation of "Miss Van Winkle's Nap". Other highlights of this issue include the story of a dare that goes rather hairy in "Mr. Martin's Scalp"; the saga of "How the Little Smiths Got Their Fourth-of-July Money" by preparing for a patriotic family contest; and a lesson in the anatomy of flowers to find out "How Do They Grow?". 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 | The Moral Pirates: Chapter V | Larry Gieseke |
00:09:47 |
| Play 02 | The Old, Old Toad; Elm Cottage; How Do They Grow? | Larry Wilson |
00:11:40 |
| Play 03 | Miss Pamela Plumstone's Piano | Karebear924 |
00:15:51 |
| Play 04 | Old Times in the Colonies: No. I - How the Indians were Wronged, and their Revenge | Tom Merritt |
00:10:56 |
| Play 05 | How the Little Smiths got their Fourth-of-July Money | Tom Merritt |
00:16:35 |
| Play 06 | Mr. Martin's Scalp; Miss Van Winkle's Nap: Chapter II | mleigh |
00:21:19 |
| Play 07 | Our Post-Office Box | BettyB |
00:20:34 |
| Play 08 | Puzzles from Young Contributors; Answers to Puzzles in No. 32; Advertisements; Too Much Birthday; The Bottled Shower-Bath; Würtemberg | BettyB |
00:13:24 |