WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Trif and Trixy / A story of a dreadfully delightful little girl and her adoring and tormented parents, relations, and friends cover

Trif and Trixy / A story of a dreadfully delightful little girl and her adoring and tormented parents, relations, and friends

Chapter 1: TRIF and TRIXY
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

About This Book

A lively, comic series of episodes follows a spirited seven-year-old girl whose energetic mischief and earnestness unsettle and amuse her devoted parents, aunt, and suitors; domestic incidents and social situations expose parental anxieties, sibling affection, and neighborhood gossip while the child's imagination and blunt observations upend adult plans. Scenes alternate between family gatherings, household mishaps, and courtship interruptions, balancing affectionate portraiture of home life with satirical observations on manners and propriety. The narrative emphasizes the child's point of view and its effects on others, blending light-hearted humor, moral reflection, and the warmth of close domestic bonds.

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Trif and Trixy

This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: Trif and Trixy

Author: John Habberton

Release date: April 18, 2016 [eBook #51788]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by David Edwards, Brian Wilsden and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TRIF AND TRIXY ***

Transcriber's Notes.

A Contents index has been added by the transcriber.

Obvious punctuation and minor typographical errors have been repaired.

Page 19: Original "We'll, I shan't oblige you"; Should read "Well, I shan't oblige you". Corrected

Page 247: "Thomas A´Kempis"; Should "Thomas à Kempis". Corrected.

Page 251: "Of the King's Treasures"; Should read "Of Kings' Treasuries". Corrected


TRIF and TRIXY

BY
JOHN HABBERTON

AUTHOR OF "HELEN'S BABIES."

A STORY OF A
DREADFULLY DELIGHTFUL
LITTLE
GIRL AND HER
ADORING AND
TORMENTED PARENTS,
RELATIONS,
AND FRIENDS

Philadelphia
HENRY ALTEMUS
1897


Copyright, 1897, by Henry Altemus