The Aimwell Stories

Marcus; or, The Boy-Tamer

A leading aim of this little volume is to point out to elder brothers and sisters some of the ways in which they may exert a happy influence upon the younger members of the family. It also attempts, incidentally, to set forth the idea, that the best system of government for a child is that which trains him to govern himself. But while the author hopes his pages will not be wholly unsuggestive to such parents and children of a larger growth as may honor them with a perusal, he trusts there will remain enough both of story and moral for his younger readers, for whom, after all, Marcus and the other volumes of this series are especially intended. The Aimwell Stories are designed to portray some of the leading phases of juvenile character, and to point out their tendencies to future good and evil. This they undertake to do by describing the quiet, natural scenes and incidents of every-day life, in city and country, at home and abroad, at school and upon the play-ground, rather than by resorting to romantic adventures and startling effects. While their main object is to persuade the young to try well the foundations of their characters, to win them to the ways of virtue, and to incite them to good deeds and noble aims, the attempt is also made to mingle amusing, curious, and useful information with the moral lessons conveyed. It is hoped that the volumes will thus be made attractive and agreeable, as well as instructive, to the youthful reader. Each volume of the Aimwell Stories will be complete and independent of itself, although a connecting thread will run through the whole series. The order of the volumes, so far as completed, is as follows: ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 67950
Author: Aimwell, Walter
Release Date: Apr 29, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Gould and Lincoln
Publication Date: 1857
Publisher Country: United States