For today's post I decided to do something a little different and share some old book descriptions. I've read quite a few books from the 1800s and the early 1900s and I'm a big fan of Project Gutenberg's free Kindle versions of books in the public domain (gutenberg.org). These versions include the entire original text of the book, including any advertisements or book descriptions, some of which are unintentionally hilarious. Here are three of my favorites:
The Bunny Brown Series
By Laura Lee Hope
"These stories by the author of the 'Bobbsey Twins' Books are eagerly welcomed by the little folks from about five to ten years of age. Their eyes fairly dance with delight at the lively doings of inquisitive little Bunny Brown and his cunning, trustful sister Sue. Bunny was a lively little boy, very inquisitive. When he did anything, Sue followed his leadership. They had many adventures, some comical in the extreme."
(Comical in the extreme- that's a phrase to assimilate into your vocabulary.)
Dear Daughter Dorothy
By Miss A.G. Plympton
"...Then her father was accused of peculation; and she, sweetly ignorant of the ways of justice, went to the judge and labored with him, to no effect, though he was wondrous kind. Then in court she gave just the wrong evidence, because it showed how poor her father was, and so established a presumption of his great necessity and desperation. But the Deus ex machina- the wicked partner- arrived at the right moment, and owned up, and the good father was cleared, and little Daughter Dorothy was made glad. But this meagre summary gives but a poor idea of the ins and outs of this charming story, and no idea of the happy way in which it is told.-Christian Register."
The Bunny Brown Series
By Laura Lee Hope
"These stories by the author of the 'Bobbsey Twins' Books are eagerly welcomed by the little folks from about five to ten years of age. Their eyes fairly dance with delight at the lively doings of inquisitive little Bunny Brown and his cunning, trustful sister Sue. Bunny was a lively little boy, very inquisitive. When he did anything, Sue followed his leadership. They had many adventures, some comical in the extreme."
(Comical in the extreme- that's a phrase to assimilate into your vocabulary.)
Dear Daughter Dorothy
By Miss A.G. Plympton
"...Then her father was accused of peculation; and she, sweetly ignorant of the ways of justice, went to the judge and labored with him, to no effect, though he was wondrous kind. Then in court she gave just the wrong evidence, because it showed how poor her father was, and so established a presumption of his great necessity and desperation. But the Deus ex machina- the wicked partner- arrived at the right moment, and owned up, and the good father was cleared, and little Daughter Dorothy was made glad. But this meagre summary gives but a poor idea of the ins and outs of this charming story, and no idea of the happy way in which it is told.-Christian Register."
Flipwing, the Spy
By Lily F. Wesselhceft
"The story represents the action of certain animals, the characters of which are depicted in accordance with their natures and the exigencies of the story. The object is to cultivate the love of animal nature, which most children feel, and especially for such creatures as bats, toads and others, which children are often improperly taught to regard with disgust. The human characters introduced talk and act naturally and the book will be found very entertaining to young people."
Until next time,
Rachel
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