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A young boy accompanies his parents on a steam-train journey and, through curious observation, learns how a steam engine works, why moving objects appear smaller, and how carriages are arranged into first, second, and third classes. The itinerary moves through a tunnel and stops at inns, an arboretum, farms, a factory, and a country house, offering encounters with travelers, market sellers, washerwomen, and gardeners. Short episodes contrast childish faults and virtues—spoiling, cowardice, playfulness—and present practical lessons about labor, machines, and rural life. The narrative blends simple scientific explanation with social and moral instruction aimed at young readers.

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Title: Willy's travels on the railroad

Intended for young children

Author: Mrs. Marcet

Release date: June 28, 2025 [eBook #76408]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1847

Credits: Mary Meehan and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net ((This file was produced from images generously made available by the Toronto Public Library))

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WILLY'S TRAVELS ON THE RAILROAD.

INTENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

BY MRS. MARCET.

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMANS,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1847.

London:
Spottiswoode and Shaw,
New-street-Square.


CONTENTS.

THE RAILROAD.
THE SPOILED CHILD.
THE TUNNEL.
OLD AND YOUNG.
THE THIRD CLASS CARRIAGES, OR THE MARKET GIRL.
THE INN.
THE ARBORETUM.
CHILDREN'S GAMBOLS.
THE FACTORY.
THE FARM.
TREES.
THE FACTORY VISITED.
THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
THE GARDENER.
THE LITTLE COWARD.
THE LITTLE COWARD (CONTINUED).
THE LITTLE WASHERWOMAN.
THE RETURN TO OLD FRIENDS.

WILLY'S TRAVELS ON THE RAILROAD.