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A collection of moral tales aimed at young readers that balances amusement with instruction by dramatizing educational principles. Individual narratives present character studies—an eccentric youth who rejects social polish, a heroine whose romantic eccentricity satirizes sentimental affectation, and a vain young woman who flatters to climb into better company—each yielding practical lessons in judgment, prudence, and virtue. Other stories examine the duties of teachers and guardians, the benefits of sound domestic preparation before public schooling, and mutual obligations across social ranks. Lightly didactic in tone, the pieces favor concise plots and clear moral outcomes over romantic embellishment.

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Title: Tales and Novels — Volume 01

Author: Maria Edgeworth

Release date: September 1, 2005 [eBook #8826]
Most recently updated: February 6, 2021

Language: English

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TALES AND NOVELS,

VOLUME I (of X)

MORAL TALES

By Maria Edgeworth