        item: #1 of 20
          id: 10754
      author: Unknown
       title: Little Sarah
        date: None
       words: 488
      flesch: 95
     summary: [Illustration] The ploughman he ploughed, and the grain it was sown, And the sun shed his rays till the corn was all grown; It was ground at the mill, and again in her bed These words to poor Sarah the grandmother said: You shall get me a Johnny-cake--quickly go make it, [Illustration] Little Sarah she stood by her grandmother's bed, And what shall I get for your breakfast?
    keywords: minutes
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        item: #2 of 20
          id: 10796
      author: Bolles, John R. (John Rogers)
       title: The Story of the Two Bulls
        date: None
       words: 1548
      flesch: 92
     summary: Our deacon's house and barns and bulls Were well concealed from view. Thus on he drove that spotted bull, And near the gateway placed him, And when the other one came out, It happened so, he faced him.
    keywords: bull; deacon; man
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        item: #3 of 20
          id: 10839
      author: Johnson, James
       title: Sugar and Spice: Comical Tales Comically Dressed
        date: None
       words: 3313
      flesch: 92
     summary: He said that he was scarcely made To post and run about! Said he, I've seen rich people do Kind acts for servants' good; But seldom have I known, its true, Them act as e'er they should! So, one fine morning, when his mother and father were about to start for the Crystal Palace, Frank, who had been sitting on his thumbs and thinking very deeply, jumped up all of a sudden and said, (he tried to speak in an off-hand manner); I suppose you couldn't say to a minute, could you, when you'll be back? Father laughed, and mother turned aside her head for an instant And mother's laughing, too, cried little Edwin.
    keywords: children; father; good; mother; work
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        item: #4 of 20
          id: 11979
      author: Cowper, William
       title: The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again
        date: None
       words: 1925
      flesch: 88
     summary: Proofreading Team The Diverting History of John Gilpin One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books 1878 [Illustration: The Diverting History of John Gilpin]
    keywords: caldecott; gilpin; illustration; john
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        item: #5 of 20
          id: 15546
      author: Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody)
       title: The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin
        date: None
       words: 44939
      flesch: 86
     summary: Mr. Peterkin ought to be in one, Mrs. Peterkin in the other; but it was difficult to divide the little boys, as all wished to take charge of the cats. Mrs. Peterkin supposed that Mr. Peterkin must have changed them for the Kingston tickets.
    keywords: agamemnon; boys; carrie; day; door; dyer; egypt; elizabeth; elizabeth eliza; family; head; home; house; john; look; morning; mother; mrs; new; night; party; people; peterkin; place; room; sam; school; solomon; things; thought; time; way
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        item: #6 of 20
          id: 20741
      author: Elwes, Alfred
       title: The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
        date: None
       words: 23787
      flesch: 77
     summary: Every thing I was unused to looked funny or wonderful; and if I had not been restrained by the presence of such great dogs, I should have sometimes laughed outright, and at others broken forth into expressions of surprise. What made the matter worse, was the fact that Lupo was yet at liberty, and many dogs were afraid to go out at night for fear of meeting with this terrible animal.
    keywords: caneville; city; dog; dogs; eyes; fida; good; head; house; job; life; meat; nip; place; river; thought; time; water; way
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        item: #7 of 20
          id: 21097
      author: Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
       title: Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral
        date: None
       words: 28098
      flesch: 66
     summary: The Piccadilly Inimitables arrived early in the morning, having stopped overnight at Brighton, where they had scored their last victory over the Sussex eleven, and which place was not so remote from Little Peddlington as you might suppose, consequently we were able to commence the match in good time, and as our club won the toss for first innings we buckled to at once for the fray, sending in John Hardy, who had the reputation with us of being a sticker, and the grumbling Charley Bates, to the wickets punctually at eleven o'clock. Black had better go in as first man along with you, Hardy, and see what he can do, our captain said.
    keywords: admiral; black; board; brig; captain; chief; course; dad; day; deck; fellow; good; head; ice; jim; jocko; look; man; moment; right; round; sea; ship; sir; tell; thought; time; tom; way; wind
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        item: #8 of 20
          id: 21463
      author: Kingston, William Henry Giles
       title: Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin
        date: None
       words: 45364
      flesch: 79
     summary: The Baron's hunger increased, the Count also had regained his appetite, and they were eager to reach the shore in the hopes of getting a dinner. I could not tell whether those pretended Count and Baron were already in your house; and, as my object was to avoid meeting them, I climbed into this tree that I might wait till I saw you approach the window.
    keywords: baron; board; boat; bunckum; captain; count; dunck; friend; going; good; great; land; man; mynheer; pieter; place; round; sea; ship; shore; skipper; steward; thought; time; vessel; vrouw; water; way; world
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        item: #9 of 20
          id: 23619
      author: Leighton, John
       title: The Royal Picture Alphabet
        date: None
       words: 5540
      flesch: 80
     summary: It is very pleasant in the water on a fine day; but little boys should not go there, as it might be deep, and they might become cramped in their limbs, and be drowned when no one was near, as many naughty boys have been before now. Little boys and girls should not touch strange dogs, for they sometimes snap at those who are not familiar to them.
    keywords: ----------------------------+; book; boys; day; edition; illustration; picture; time; webster; | |
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        item: #10 of 20
          id: 26478
      author: Farrow, G. E. (George Edward)
       title: The Wallypug in London
        date: None
       words: 40999
      flesch: 86
     summary: By V. P. SELLS, M.A. _Illustrated. By M. M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A. _Illustrated.
    keywords: 8vo; author; baring; book; college; crown 8vo; day; demy; doctor; edition; english; esq; fellow; fish; good; history; home; illustrated; illustration; law; letters; life; m.a; majesty; man; mrs; new; oxford; party; people; putchy; rhymester; room; second; sir; thing; time; volume; wallypug; way; work
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        item: #11 of 20
          id: 29595
      author: Barrow, Sarah L.
       title: Funny Little Socks Being the Fourth Book
        date: None
       words: 14286
      flesch: 90
     summary: I wish we knew something else to play at but everlasting 'house!' I'll tell you what would be great fun! said little Minnie, looking wise. I know you love me, Kitty, and want to save me all the trouble you can; it will be a great comfort to me, while I am away, to feel that I can trust you perfectly; and she kissed the little, rosy cheek, I'm sure I can't tell how many times, and Kitty felt so proud and happy that she only wished she had been trusted with a much larger family of little brothers and sisters, instead of two; that she might show the more what an excellent Little Mother she intended to be.
    keywords: children; dear; house; isabella; kitty; lina; luly; maggie; minnie; miss; montague; morris; mrs; time
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        item: #12 of 20
          id: 30726
      author: Cole, E. W. (Edward William)
       title: Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
        date: None
       words: 147439
      flesch: 87
     summary: For good little children, the gentle and kind, The prettiest presents of toys are designed, And when Christmas comes round, as it does once a year, 'Tis certain that Santa Claus then will appear. And if you would please him--dear Bertie and Jack--; And win a nice prize from the old fellow's pack, Be good little children, your parents obey, And strive to be happy at work or at play.
    keywords: arcade; australia; baby; ball; bear; bed; bird; bit; black; blue; book; book arcade; boy; boys; bread; bright; brother; care; cat; children; christmas; claus; clothes; cold; cole; cow; cross; cry; daddy; dark; darling; day; dear; dog; dolly; door; dress; eyes; face; fair; father; fear; feet; fine; fire; floor; friend; fun; gave; giant; girl; god; gold; good; grace; grass; great; green; hair; half; hand; happy; hat; head; heart; high; home; house; illustration; jack; john; kind; king; ladies; lady; lamb; land; leave; left; letter; life; little; long; look; love; machine; mamma; man; mary; master; men; merry; milk; mind; miss; monkey; morning; mother; names; naughty; new; night; nose; page; people; person; pictures; pig; pigs; place; play; poor; puss; puzzle; red; room; rose; round; run; santa; saw; school; sea; sister; sleep; stick; street; sweet; tail; tell; things; think; thought; thy; till; time; tis; tom; tree; twas; vain; wall; want; water; way; white; wife; willie; wish; wolf; woman; work; world; years; young
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        item: #13 of 20
          id: 37111
      author: Fitz-Gerald, S. J. Adair (Shafto Justin Adair)
       title: The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch: An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza
        date: None
       words: 21289
      flesch: 86
     summary: What_ is the matter with you, Mr Zankiwank? A Trip to Fable Land Well, said the Zankiwank as he swallowed another jam tart, I think we had better start on our travels at once.
    keywords: birds; bletherwitch; children; course; day; fairies; flowers; garden; good; illustration; jackarandajam; land; love; maude; round; sleep; song; sweet; things; time; train; want; way; weather; willie; zankiwank
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        item: #14 of 20
          id: 37188
      author: Busch, Wilhelm
       title: Plish and Plum
        date: None
       words: 2292
      flesch: 95
     summary: Mamma Fittig, full of kindness, Fearing anger's headlong blindness, Cries, Best Fittig! Papa Fittig, calm and cosy, Mamma Fittig, round and rosy, Arm in arm sit peaceful there-- Troubled by no speck of care--
    keywords: chapter; fittig; paul; peter; plish; plum
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        item: #15 of 20
          id: 37414
      author: Clayton, Ellen C. (Ellen Creathorne)
       title: The World Turned Upside Down
        date: None
       words: 4216
      flesch: 96
     summary: Said Poll, My dear boy, it's now _our_ turn; The world's upside down, as you have to learn. What are you talking about, you stupid old Coat? said the Valet.
    keywords: coat; kite; lion; man
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        item: #16 of 20
          id: 39340
      author: Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
       title: The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion with Those of General Napoleon Smith An Improving History for Old Boys, Young Boys, Good Boys, Bad Boys, Big Boys, Little Boys, Cow Boys, and Tom-Boys
        date: None
       words: 68163
      flesch: 84
     summary: So the many-headed swarmed over the wall from behind; they struck down the last brave defender of privilege, and Hugh John Picton Smith was borne away to captivity. They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid! were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
    keywords: billy; black; boy; boys; carter; castle; chapter; chief; cissy; day; donald; donnan; edam; eyes; face; father; feet; field; general; girl; good; half; hand; head; heart; hero; home; house; hugh john; janet; know; lion; look; man; mean; moment; napoleon; new; nipper; picton; priscilla; prissy; right; round; sammy; sheepshanks; sir; sir toady; smith; standard; things; thought; time; toady; toady lion; town; voice; water; way; white; windy
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        item: #17 of 20
          id: 45021
      author: Leigh, Percival
       title: Jack the Giant Killer
        date: None
       words: 9426
      flesch: 88
     summary: I wonder how we 're to purchase 'grub?' {026} Said Jack so free, Leave that to me, Your Royal Highness's faithful 'sub.' Now night came on, and Arthur's son Asked Where the dickens are we to lodge? Sir, answered Jack, your brain do n't rack, You may trust to me for a crafty 'dodge:' Off scampers Jack, the Prince aback With his palfrey waits beneath a rock; At the castle-gate, at a footman's rate, Jack hammers and raps with a stylish knock. II. Rat-tat-tat-tat, tat-tat,-- Rather impudent that, Said Jack to himself; but _I_ do n't care! The Giant within, Alarmed at the din, Roared out like thunder, I say, who's there! Only me, whispered Jack.
    keywords: arthur; castle; day; fair; giant; head; hero; illustration; jack; king; know; lady; monster; night; o'er; prince; round; sir; young
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        item: #18 of 20
          id: 45288
      author: Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, Baron
       title: Jack and the Bean-Stalk: English Hexameters
        date: None
       words: 2638
      flesch: 78
     summary: `Quickly the monster awoke, and wielding a cudgel,-- ```an oak tree,-- `Chased little Jack with a shout of mighty, maniacal ```anger; `Jack to the beanpod sprang with a leap, and desperate ```hurl'd his `Limbs in a downward, furious, headlong pre-cipitation, `But for a wink up-glanced; his foeman's ponderous ```hob-nails `Shone from aloft: down crash'd big pods, and bean ```avalanches. `Where an' O where, * he shrill'd; she beheld his boots ```disappearing; * <i>Where an' O where is my Highland laddie gone?</i> `Pod by pod Jack arose, till he came to a pod that alarm'd ```him.
    keywords: bean; illustration; jack
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        item: #19 of 20
          id: 45289
      author: Anonymous
       title: Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill
        date: None
       words: 75
      flesch: 39
     summary: provided by the Internet Archive JACK AND JILL AND OLD DAME GILL By Anonymous Note: This is a dummy file used in preparation of the accompanying HTML file which contains only images. Please view the HTML file.
    keywords: illustration
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        item: #20 of 20
          id: 57844
      author: Alden, W. L. (William Livingston)
       title: The Adventures of Jimmy Brown
        date: None
       words: 43749
      flesch: 85
     summary: I said I wouldn't scalp him for nothing, for that would be cruelty; but if Mr. Travers was sure that Mr. Martin was the enemy of the red man, then Green Thunder's heart would ache for revenge, and I would scalp him with pleasure. Mr. Travers said that Mr. Martin was a notorious enemy and oppressor of the Indians, and he gave me ten cents, and said that as soon as Mr. Martin should come and be sitting comfortably on the piazza, I was to give the warwhoop and scalp him.
    keywords: baby; boy; day; dog; father; good; house; man; martin; mother; people; right; room; stairs; sue; time; tom; travers; way
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