{"product_id":"the-bad-family-and-other-stories-gb-29360","title":"The Bad Family and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bad Family \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Fenwick, like Mrs. Turner (some of whose Cautionary Stories have\r\nalready been published in this series), lived and wrote at the beginning\r\nof this century. Mrs. Turner practised verse, Mrs. Fenwick prose. I can\r\ntell nothing of Mrs. Fenwick's life, except that among her books were\r\nInfantine Stories, the Life of Carlo, Mary and her Cat, Presents\r\nfor Good Boys and Girls, Rays from the Rainbow (an easy system of\r\nteaching grammar), and Lessons for Children; or, Rudiments\r\n\n[Pg x]\r\nof Good\r\nManners, Morals, and Humanity. It is from the last-named book that the\r\nfirst ten of the following stories have been taken. It was a favourite\r\nwork in its day, and not only was it often reprinted in England, but was\r\ntranslated into French: for little French children, it seems, need\r\nlessons too.\nAs for these Rudiments, although it was Mrs. Fenwick's purpose that\r\nthey should lead to good conduct, it would satisfy their present editor\r\nto know that they had amused. That is why they are printed here, and\r\nalso to show the kind of reading prepared for the childhood of our\r\ngreat-grandmothers and great-grandfathers. In those days exaggeration\r\nwas rather in favour\r\n\n[Pg xi]\r\nwith story-tellers; and we therefore need not\r\nbelieve that there was ever a family quite so bad as the Bad Family in\r\nthis book, or a Good Family so good; or that Mrs. Loft (in 'The Basket\r\nof Plumbs') would have bought fruit from a household down with fever; or\r\nthat a boy of ten could write so well as the hero of 'The Journal.' But\r\nafter making allowances for exaggeration, we may take everything else as\r\ntruth. As I said, these stories are included in this series chiefly to\r\nprovide entertainment; but if they also have the use Mrs. Fenwick\r\nwishedif the misadventures of Frank Lawless keep us from robbing\r\norchards, and 'The Broken Crutch' leads to the befriending of weary and\r\n\n[Pg xii]\r\nwooden-legged sailorswhy, so much the better.\nThe last two stories in this book, 'Limby Lumpy' and 'The Oyster\r\nPatties,' were not written by Mrs. Fenwick; but they seem to fit in here\r\nrather well.\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 29360 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Fenwick, E. (Eliza) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Jul 9, 2009 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fenwick, E. (Eliza),1766-1840 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43219157155997,"sku":"gb-29360-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/29360.jpg?v=1671516434","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-bad-family-and-other-stories-gb-29360","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}